Your cervical spine is the neck region of your spinal column or backbone. It consists of your first seven bones (C1-C7). Other structures in or around your cervical spine are your intervertebral disks, spinal cord and nerves, muscles, tendons and ligaments.

2025年1月28日 · The cervical spine also protects the spinal cord as it transitions from the brainstem to the thoracic region. Location. The cervical spine is located in the neck region, connecting the base of the skull to the thoracic spine. It extends from the occipital bone of the skull to the upper part of the back. Structure and Anatomy Vertebral Composition

This overview article discusses the cervical spine’s anatomy and function, including movements, vertebrae, discs, muscles, ligaments, spinal nerves, and the spinal cord.

The gray matter, which is primarily composed of nerve cell bodies, has two regions on each side (or butterfly wing) within the cervical spine’s region of the spinal cord: Posterior (dorsal) horn. This back section of the gray matter region connects with the posterior nerve root and receives sensory signals, such as for pain, temperature, and touch.

2023年8月28日 · The cervical spine accommodates the spinal cord as it exits the skull. Each cervical spine has two nerve roots on each side, which arise from the spinal cord in the vertebral foramen. They are the ventral root (located posteriorly) and the dorsal root (located anteriorly).

2023年11月14日 · To understand this intricate region, we will consider the bony structures first, and then discuss the ligaments, nerves, and musculature that are associated with this region of the spinal column, concluding with some clinical implications of …

2023年10月24日 · The cervical spine functions as the spinal cord's bony protection as it exits the cranium. Despite there being only 7 cervical vertebrae, there are 8 pairs of cervical nerves, termed C1 to C8. The first 7 cervical nerves exit the spine cranially to their associated vertebrae, while the 8th cervical nerve exits caudally to C7 (see Image .

2024年9月27日 · The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae and acts as bony protection for the spinal cord. This is important because injuries to the spinal cord can be devastating and result in...