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Definitions of cervical vertebra
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  • atlas the 1st cervical vertebra
  • whiplash an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
  • axis the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
  • vena vertebralis accessoria a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
  • atlas vertebra the 1st cervical vertebra
  • scalene muscle any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
  • scalenus any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
  • axis vertebra the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
  • thoracic vertebra one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
  • vertebral vein a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein
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