The 3rd-6th cervical vertebrae have a "typical" structure; the 1st, 2nd, and 7th are "atypical." Typical vertebrae demonstrate rectangular bodies with articular uncinate processes on their lateral aspects, triangular vertebral foramina, bifid spinous processes, and transverse foramina.
Reproduced with permission from: Moore KL, Dalley AF. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 5th ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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