1. CERVICAL VERTEBRAE

2. CERVICAL VERTEBRAE

3. Landmarks C1, base of the nose and the hard palate
C2, the teeth of a closed mouth
C3, the mandible and hyoid bone
C4, the common carotid artery bifurcates.
C4-5, the thyroid cartilage
C6-7, the cricoid cartilage .C6, the oesophagus becomes continuous with the laryngopharynx and also where the larynx becomes continuous with the trachea. It is also the level where the carotid pulse can be palpated against the transverse process of the C6 vertebrae.

4. Atypical cervical vertebra A typical cervical vertebra
Cervical Vertebrae
Atypical cervical vertebra
(C1,C2,C7)
A typical cervical vertebra
(C3-C6)

5. Atypical cervical vertebra (C1,C2,C7)

16. A typical cervical vertebra (C3-C6)

20. Cervical rib
The presence of a rib on the seventh cervical vertebra greatly increases the risk of developing arm and hand pain from thoracic outlet syndrome. This is a rare congenital abnormality.

24. VERTEBRAL ARTERY

29. Fracture and dislocation of cervical vertebrae