C7 (7th Cervical Vertebra)
Anatomy Terms
- Annulus Fibrosus
- Anterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Anterior Sacroiliac Ligament
- Aorta
- Arachnoid Mater
- C1 (Atlas) - 1st Cervical Vertebra
- C2 (Axis) - 2nd Cervical Vertebra
- C3 (3rd Cervical Vertebra)
- C4 (4th Cervical Vertebra)
- C5 (5th Cervical Vertebra)
- C6 (6th Cervical Vertebra)
- C7 (7th Cervical Vertebra)
- Coccyx
- Dorsal Root of Spinal Nerve
- Dura Mater
- Fat in Epidural Space
- Hyoid Bone
- Iliolumbar Ligament
- Inferior Articular Process
- Intertransverse Ligaments
- Intervertebral Discs
- L1 (1st Lumbar Vertebra)
- L2 (2nd Lumbar Vertebra)
- L3 (3rd Lumbar Vertebra)
- L4 (4th Lumbar Vertebra)
- L5 (5th Lumbar Vertebra)
- Nucleus Pulposus
- Pia Mater
- Posterior Sacroiliac Ligament
- Radiate Ligaments
- Sacroiliac Joint
- Sacrospinous Ligament
- Sacrotuberous Ligament
- Sacrum
- Skull
- Spinal Ganglion
- Spinous Process
- Subarachnoid Space
- Superior Articular Process
- Supraspinous Ligament
- T1 (1st Thoracic Vertebra)
- T10 (10th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T11 (11th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T12 (12th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T2 (2nd Thoracic Vertebra)
- T3 (3rd Thoracic Vertebra)
- T4 (4th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T5 (5th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T6 (6th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T7 (7th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T8 (8th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T9 (9th Thoracic Vertebra)
- Transverse Process
- True Ribs
- Ventral Ramus (Intercostal Nerve)
- Ventral Root of Spinal Nerve
- Vertebral Body
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Full C7 (7th Cervical Vertebra) Description
[Continued from above] . . . either side of the vertebral arch. Unlike the other cervical vertebrae, the two transverse foramina of the C7 vertebra permit the passage of the sympathetic nerves and vertebral vein but not the vertebral artery away from the spinal column and out to the body. Additionally, the spinous process of the C7 is more elongated than that of the other cervical vertebrae. For this reason, it is sometimes called the vertebra prominens. Whereas the spinous processes of the other C3-C6 vertebrae are typically bifid (notched), the C7 is additionally non-bifid and bulbous at the spinous process. The C7 vertebra has the smallest foramina of all the cervical vertebrae. Its centrum or ventral body is concave on top and convex below to mate properly with the C6 vertebra above and the T1 below, with intervertebral discs between providing support and cushioning for smooth articulation of these joints of the backbone.