cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"

atlas vertebra, atlas - the 1st cervical vertebra

axis vertebra, axis - the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head

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accessory vertebral vein Atlas atlas vertebra axis axis vertebra cervix dorsal vertebra dorsum musculus scalenus neck neck bone odontoid process scalene muscle scalenus skeletal muscle spinal column thoracic vertebra vena vertebralis vena vertebralis accessoria			It also includes various close-ups of the second lumbar vertebra, fifth cervical vertebra, seventh and eleventh thoracic vertebrae, the atlas, axis, sacrum, and coccyx. A Look within the Human Body Thru Anatomical Charts by Gary Gordon / Business community [FIGURE 3 OMITTED] DIAGNOSIS Bilateral spondylolysis of the sixth cervical vertebra DISCUSSION Spondylolysis with spondylolisthesis is a common condition in the lumbar spine. Radiological case of the month: Omar Bashir, MBBS, Mann Al-Hadithi, ... by Bashir, Omar; Hadithi, Mann Al-; Deakin, Sue / Applied Radiology The nuchal ligament is an anatomic structure made of a fibroelastic membrane that extends from the occipital bone to the spine of the seventh cervical vertebra. Nuchal Fibrocartilaginous Pseudotumor in a 10-Year Old Girl by Luevano-Flores, Eduardo; Aguirre-Madrid, Arturo / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			ceruloplasmin cerumen Ceruminous ceruse Cerused Cerusite cerussite Cervantes Cervantes Saavedra Cervantite cervelat cervena cervical cervical artery cervical canal cervical cancer cervical cap cervical disc syndrome cervical glands cervical glands of the uterus cervical nerve cervical plexus cervical root syndrome cervical smear cervical vein cervical vertebra cervices Cervicide cervicitis cervicofacial actinomycosis cervicography cervicum cervid Cervidae Cervin cervine cervix cervix uteri Cervus Cervus elaphus Cervus elaphus canadensis Cervus nipon Cervus sika Cervus unicolor Ceryl Ceryle Ceryle alcyon Césaire Cesar Chavez Cesar Estrada Chavez Cesar Franck			Cervical stenosis cervical stenotic myelopathy cervical stenotic myelopathy cervical stenotic myelopathy Cervical Steroid Epidural Nerve Blocks cervical swab cervical swab cervical swab Cervical sympathetic chain cervical syndrome cervical syndrome cervical syndrome cervical tenaculum cervical third cervical third cervical third Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Caudal cervical traction Cervical transverse artery cervical trauma cervical trauma cervical trauma cervical triangle cervical vein cervical vein, deep cervical vein, deep cervical vein, deep cervical veins, transverse cervical veins, transverse cervical veins, transverse cervical vertebra Cervical Vertebra 7 cervical vertebra fracture cervical vertebra fracture cervical vertebra fracture Cervical vertebrae Cervical vertebrae Cervical vertebrae Cervical vertebrae Cervical Vertebrae Maturation Index cervical vertebral malformation malarticulation syndrome cervical vertebral malformation malarticulation syndrome cervical vertebral malformation malarticulation syndrome cervical vertebral osteomyelitis cervical vertebral osteomyelitis cervical vertebral osteomyelitis cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy cervical vertigo cervical vertigo cervical vertigo cervical, posterior triangle cervical, posterior triangle cervical, posterior triangle cervical, posterior triangle Cervical-Thoracic Orthosis Cervical/Mediastinal Venous Thrombosis cervicectomy cervices cervices

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