48+ Cervical Spine Anatomy Diagram Background. The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae, which are the smallest and uppermost in location within the spinal column. Cervical spine is part of the central nervous system.
The intervertebral foramen is a laterally facing opening between the pedicles of two adjacent vertebra where the spinal nerve roots exit from the spinal cord.
It moves the head around and has a lot of freedom to move in all directions. The cervical spine is made up of 7 vertebrae. The cervical spine is formed by the first seven vertebrae which are named as c1 to c7 and make the neck understanding the cervical spine anatomy is vital to understand the various problems and one of your diagrams shows the occipital condyles to be the mastoid processes of the temporal bone. Cervical stenosis occurs when the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and is most frequently caused by aging.