BonesandLigaments
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CervicalVertebrae:UncovertebralJoints
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Lateral atlanto-axial joint
Facet (zygapophysial)
joint between C2 and C3
Uncinate processes
Uncovertebral joints (clefts of Luschka)
Nucleus pulposus
Transverse process
Intervertebral foramen (for C7 spinal nerve)
Vertebral body (C7)
The uncovertebral joints of the cervical spine: anterior view
(C3 to C7 have been sectioned coronally to expose the joints)
Articular cartilage on dens for median
atlanto-axial joint complex
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Foramen transversarium
Anulus fibrosus
T1
Cervical vertebrae: anterior view
Dens of axis
Anterior arch of atlas
Foramen transversarium
Intervertebral foramen (for C3 spinal nerve)
Inferior articular process (C3)
Superior articular process (C4)
Anterior tubercle
Posterior tubercle
Transverse process
C4
C3
C5
C6
C7
T1
Anterior tubercle of atlas
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Intervertebral disc
Vertebral body
Groove for spinal nerve
Site of uncovertebral joint (cleft of Luschka)
Uncinate processes
First rib
Carotid tubercle (of
Chassaignac)
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