The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae, which are the smallest and uppermost in location within the spinal column. Together, the vertebrae support the skull, move the spine, and protect ...

[1] Prevalence of bifidity of the seventh cervical vertebral spinous process in southwestern Nigeria: a computed tomography based study. Scientific Reports (2024).

Posterior wiring has been the standard cervical stabilization technique since the late 1800s. Wires passed through or about the spinous processes, facets, or lamina provide provisional alignment ...

There is one on each side of every vertebrae in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. … A transverse process fracture … usually results from a sudden extreme twisting or side-bending movement.

The vertebrae that make up the cervical spine are the smallest seven within the spinal column. These bones give the neck structure, ... C7 has an extra-long spinous process.