Cervical vertebra 6
Vertebra cervicalis VI
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
Measured on the specimen
What the cervical vertebra 6 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 6
- Latin (NAV)
- Vertebra cervicalis VI
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria