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CERVICAL VERTEBRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cervical vertebra" is a kind of...):
vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cervical vertebra"):
atlas; atlas vertebra (the 1st cervical vertebra)
axis; axis vertebra (the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head)
Holonyms ("cervical vertebra" is a part of...):
cervix; neck (the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body)
Context examples:
The sixth of the seven cervical vertebrae.
(C6 Vertebra, NCI Thesaurus)
The fourth of the seven cervical vertebrae.
(C4 Vertebra, NCI Thesaurus)
An artery arising from the bifurcation of the common carotid artery on each side of the body at the level of the third or fourth cervical vertebrae that ascends the neck into the head with numerous branches supplying the anterior brain, eye, forehead and nose.
(Internal Carotid Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
A muscle originating from the transverse processes of the upper thoracic vertebrae and the articular processes of the lower cervical vertebrae which inserts into the mastoid process acting to keep the head upright and to move it backward or to one side.
(Longissimus Capitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A bony tooth-like process projecting from the second cervical vertebra.
(Odontoid Process, NCI Thesaurus)
