Cervical vertebra 5

Vertebra cervicalis V

Large transverse processes with a transverse foramen for the vertebral artery, and broad articular processes that let the neck bend freely.

System
Bone
Region
Neck
Sides
Single, on the midline
Cervical vertebra 5 (Vertebra cervicalis V) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the cervical vertebra 5 is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.

Measured on the left side.

Terminology

English
Cervical vertebra 5
Latin (NAV)
Vertebra cervicalis V
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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