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CERVICAL
VERTEBRAE
INTRODUCTION
 There are seven cervical
vertebrae
 They are identified by the
presence of foramina
transversaria
 They are divided in to typical
and Atypical cervical vertebrae
 Ist, 2nd and 7th are Atypical and
3rd to 6th are typical vertebrae.
cervical vertebrae presentation by Dr Ela kinra
TYPICAL CERVICAL VERTEBRAE
 Body
 Vertebral foramen
 Vertebral arch
BODY
Small & broader
Concave superior surface with upward projecting lip
Anterior surface is beveled
 Inferior surface is saddle shaped
 Anterior border proiects downward &
hide intervertebral disc
 Inter vertebral foramina
 (superior /inferior vertebral notches in
pedicle)
Vertebral Foramen
 Larger than body
 Triangular in shape
VERTEBRAL ARCH
 Pedicles are directed backwards and laterally
 Superior and inferior notches are of equal sizes
 Laminae are relatively long and narrow, thinner above than
below
 superior & inferior articular processes - form articular pillars,
project laterally at the junction of pedicle and the lamina
TRANSVERSE PROCESS
 Transverse process:
 Pierced bv Foramen transversaria
 Each TP has two roots- ends as tubercle - ant & post tubercle
 Joined by costotransverse bar
 Costal element = tubercles +
CT bar
 Site for articulation with ribs
 Ant tubercle of 6th CV is large
 carotid tubercle
 Spine - short & bifid
 Notch is filled by
ligamentum nuchae
 Gives origin to deep
muscles of the back
of the neck
ATTACHMENTS AND RELATIONS
 Anterior & posterior
longitudinal ligaments are
attached to the upper and
lower borders of the body.
 Upper borders and lower
parts of the anterior
surfaces of the lamina
provide attachment to the
ligament flava
FORAMEN TRANSVERSARIUM
 Foramen transversarium
 Vertebral artery
 Vertebral veins
 Branch of inferior cervical ganglion
 Anterior tubercle:
scalenus anterior, longus capitis
oblique part of the longus colli
 Posterior tubercle- scalenus
medius, scalenu posterior,
levator scapula splenius cervicis
longissimus cervicis,iliocostalis
cervic
 Costotransverse bar- Ant.
Primary Rami of the
Corresponding cervical nerve.
FIRST CERVICAL VERTEBRAE / ATLAS
 Ring shaped
 No body
 No spine
 Short ant arch
 Long posterior arch
 Rt & Lt masses
 Transverse process
 Posterior arch - longer than ant
arch
 Median posterior tubercle
 Lateral mass: superior articular
facet, groove
 Atlanto-occipital joint
 Inferior surface : inferior articular facet, circular, more or less flat,
directed
downward , medially and backward
 Articulates with corresponding axis vertebra
to form atlanto-axial joint
 Medial surface has a roughened tubercle-
transverse ligament
transverse process projects laterally from
lateral mass - long, acts as lever for
rotatory movements of head , pierced by
foramen transversarium
ATTACHMENTS OF ATLAS VERTEBRAE
 Anterior tubercle- anterior longitudinal ligament
 On each side - longus colli
 Upper border of the anterior arch gives attachment to
the anterior atlanto-occipital membrane
 Posterior tubercle provides attachment to the
ligamentum nuchae in the median plane and gives
origin to the rectus capitis posterior minor on each
side
Groove on the upper surface
of the posterior arch is
occupied
by the vertebral artery and by
the first cervical nerve.
 Transverse process- rectus capitus Iteralis, superior oblique,
inferior oblique , levator scapulae, splenius cervicis, scalenius
medius
1. Ant. Arch Ant. atlanto-occipital
membrane,
2. Post. Arch Post. atlanto-occipital
membrane
3. Transverse process.
4. superior articular facet
5. Neural canal. Spinal cord
6. Foramen transversarium- Vertebral
vessles
7. Groove for vertebral a.
8. Tubercle for tr. Ligament.
9. Facet for dense of axis
10.Post. Tubercle LIgamantum nuchao
11.Ant. Tubercle Ant. Longitudinal ligament
SECOND CERVICAL VERTEBRAE / AXIS
 Identified by the presence of dens or odontoid
process (strong tooth like process projecting
upwards from the body)
 Superior surface of the body- fused with Dens
 Dens articulates anteriorly with ant arch of
atlas, posteriorly with transverse ligament of
atlas
 Superior articular facets
 Inferior surface - prominent ant margin which
projects downwards
VERTEBRAL ARCH
 Pedicle- superior articular
facet (circular directed upward
and laterally)
 Inferior surface - deep wide inf
vertebral notch
 Lamina- superior vertebral
notch behind the sup articular
process
 Lamina - thick & strong
 Transverse process
 Spine : large , thick, very strong, grooved inferiorly, bifid
ATTACHMENTS
 Ant surface of body- longus coli,
ant longitudinal ligament
 Post surface of body-post
longitudinal ligament, cruciate
ligament, membrana tectoria
 Tip of transverse process-
levatoor scapulae, sclenus
medius
 Spine - ligamentum nuchae,
vertebral muscles
1. Dense = odontoid process
2. superior Articular facet
3. Neural canal.
Spinal cord
4. Spine (short , not bifid)
Interspinous ligament
Ligamantum nuchae (tip)
5. Lamina- Ligamantum flava
6. Foramen trasversarium- Vertebral vessles (a. &v.)
7. Alar ligamant
8. Apical ligament.
9. Transverse groove for tr ligament
10. Post. Longitudinal ligament.
SEVENTH CERVICAL VERTEBRAE
 Long ,thick, horizontal spinous
process
 Not bifid, ends in a tubercle
 Transverse process- large , post
root is larger than
ant
 Ant tubercle is absent
 Small foramen transversarium -
sometimes double/ absent
ATTACHMENTS
 Spine - ligamentum nuchae, trapezius,
rhomboideus minor, serratus posterior
superior, splenius capitus, semispinalis
thoracis , spinalis cervicis, multifundus
 Transverse foramen: accessory
vertebral vein,
 Posterior tubercle- suprapleural
membrane
 > Lower border- levator costarum
1. Body
Intervertebral disc
2. Transverse process
3. foramen transversarium
Vertebral vein only
4. superior Articular facet
5. post. Lamina
Ligamentum flava
6. Pedicle
7. Spine (long & not bifid)
Interspinous ligament
Ligamantum nuchae (tip)
8. Vertebral canal
Spinal cord
cervical vertebrae presentation by Dr Ela kinra

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  • 2. INTRODUCTION There are seven cervical vertebrae They are identified by the presence of foramina transversaria They are divided in to typical and Atypical cervical vertebrae Ist, 2nd and 7th are Atypical and 3rd to 6th are typical vertebrae.
  • 4. TYPICAL CERVICAL VERTEBRAE Body Vertebral foramen Vertebral arch
  • 5. BODY Small & broader Concave superior surface with upward projecting lip Anterior surface is beveled Inferior surface is saddle shaped Anterior border proiects downward & hide intervertebral disc Inter vertebral foramina (superior /inferior vertebral notches in pedicle)
  • 6. Vertebral Foramen Larger than body Triangular in shape
  • 7. VERTEBRAL ARCH Pedicles are directed backwards and laterally Superior and inferior notches are of equal sizes Laminae are relatively long and narrow, thinner above than below superior & inferior articular processes - form articular pillars, project laterally at the junction of pedicle and the lamina
  • 8. TRANSVERSE PROCESS Transverse process: Pierced bv Foramen transversaria Each TP has two roots- ends as tubercle - ant & post tubercle Joined by costotransverse bar Costal element = tubercles + CT bar Site for articulation with ribs Ant tubercle of 6th CV is large carotid tubercle
  • 9. Spine - short & bifid Notch is filled by ligamentum nuchae Gives origin to deep muscles of the back of the neck
  • 10. ATTACHMENTS AND RELATIONS Anterior & posterior longitudinal ligaments are attached to the upper and lower borders of the body. Upper borders and lower parts of the anterior surfaces of the lamina provide attachment to the ligament flava
  • 11. FORAMEN TRANSVERSARIUM Foramen transversarium Vertebral artery Vertebral veins Branch of inferior cervical ganglion
  • 12. Anterior tubercle: scalenus anterior, longus capitis oblique part of the longus colli Posterior tubercle- scalenus medius, scalenu posterior, levator scapula splenius cervicis longissimus cervicis,iliocostalis cervic Costotransverse bar- Ant. Primary Rami of the Corresponding cervical nerve.
  • 13. FIRST CERVICAL VERTEBRAE / ATLAS Ring shaped No body No spine Short ant arch Long posterior arch Rt & Lt masses Transverse process
  • 14. Posterior arch - longer than ant arch Median posterior tubercle Lateral mass: superior articular facet, groove Atlanto-occipital joint
  • 15. Inferior surface : inferior articular facet, circular, more or less flat, directed downward , medially and backward Articulates with corresponding axis vertebra to form atlanto-axial joint Medial surface has a roughened tubercle- transverse ligament transverse process projects laterally from lateral mass - long, acts as lever for rotatory movements of head , pierced by foramen transversarium
  • 16. ATTACHMENTS OF ATLAS VERTEBRAE Anterior tubercle- anterior longitudinal ligament On each side - longus colli Upper border of the anterior arch gives attachment to the anterior atlanto-occipital membrane Posterior tubercle provides attachment to the ligamentum nuchae in the median plane and gives origin to the rectus capitis posterior minor on each side
  • 17. Groove on the upper surface of the posterior arch is occupied by the vertebral artery and by the first cervical nerve.
  • 18. Transverse process- rectus capitus Iteralis, superior oblique, inferior oblique , levator scapulae, splenius cervicis, scalenius medius
  • 19. 1. Ant. Arch Ant. atlanto-occipital membrane, 2. Post. Arch Post. atlanto-occipital membrane 3. Transverse process. 4. superior articular facet 5. Neural canal. Spinal cord 6. Foramen transversarium- Vertebral vessles 7. Groove for vertebral a. 8. Tubercle for tr. Ligament. 9. Facet for dense of axis 10.Post. Tubercle LIgamantum nuchao 11.Ant. Tubercle Ant. Longitudinal ligament
  • 20. SECOND CERVICAL VERTEBRAE / AXIS Identified by the presence of dens or odontoid process (strong tooth like process projecting upwards from the body) Superior surface of the body- fused with Dens Dens articulates anteriorly with ant arch of atlas, posteriorly with transverse ligament of atlas Superior articular facets Inferior surface - prominent ant margin which projects downwards
  • 21. VERTEBRAL ARCH Pedicle- superior articular facet (circular directed upward and laterally) Inferior surface - deep wide inf vertebral notch Lamina- superior vertebral notch behind the sup articular process Lamina - thick & strong
  • 22. Transverse process Spine : large , thick, very strong, grooved inferiorly, bifid
  • 23. ATTACHMENTS Ant surface of body- longus coli, ant longitudinal ligament Post surface of body-post longitudinal ligament, cruciate ligament, membrana tectoria Tip of transverse process- levatoor scapulae, sclenus medius Spine - ligamentum nuchae, vertebral muscles
  • 24. 1. Dense = odontoid process 2. superior Articular facet 3. Neural canal. Spinal cord 4. Spine (short , not bifid) Interspinous ligament Ligamantum nuchae (tip) 5. Lamina- Ligamantum flava 6. Foramen trasversarium- Vertebral vessles (a. &v.) 7. Alar ligamant 8. Apical ligament. 9. Transverse groove for tr ligament 10. Post. Longitudinal ligament.
  • 25. SEVENTH CERVICAL VERTEBRAE Long ,thick, horizontal spinous process Not bifid, ends in a tubercle Transverse process- large , post root is larger than ant Ant tubercle is absent Small foramen transversarium - sometimes double/ absent
  • 26. ATTACHMENTS Spine - ligamentum nuchae, trapezius, rhomboideus minor, serratus posterior superior, splenius capitus, semispinalis thoracis , spinalis cervicis, multifundus Transverse foramen: accessory vertebral vein, Posterior tubercle- suprapleural membrane > Lower border- levator costarum
  • 27. 1. Body Intervertebral disc 2. Transverse process 3. foramen transversarium Vertebral vein only 4. superior Articular facet 5. post. Lamina Ligamentum flava 6. Pedicle 7. Spine (long & not bifid) Interspinous ligament Ligamantum nuchae (tip) 8. Vertebral canal Spinal cord