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cervical vertebrae

Cervical vertebrae are the seven bones making up the neck region of the backbone. In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the neck vertebrae immediately below the skull.

The cervical spine is the superior portion of the vertebral column, lying between the cranium and the thoracic vertebrae.

The Cervical vertebrae support the body and provide the protective bony corridor through which the spinal cord passes. The weight-bearing portion of a typical vertebra is a vertebral body, the most forward portion. This is a cylindrical structure that is separated from the vertebral bodies above and below by disks of cartilage and fibrous tissue. These intervertebral disks act as cushionsto absorb the mechanical shock of walking, running, and other activity. Sometimes rupture or herniation of a disk may occur.

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