Anatomy
cervical vertebrae
cer·vi·cal ver·te·bra [ sur-vi-kuhl vur-tuh-bray ]
Subclass of:
Vertebral column
Definitions related to cervical vertebrae:
  • (cervical vertebra) Any one of the vertebrae situated between the skull and the thoracic vertebrae.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (cervical vertebra) Any one of the seven vertebrae that are caudal to the skull, denoted as C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 or C7.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The first seven VERTEBRAE of the SPINAL COLUMN, which correspond to the VERTEBRAE of the NECK.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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