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Cervical Vertebrae

Known as: Cervical skeleton, Vertebrae, Cervical, Vertebrae cervicales (CI-CVII) 
Any one of the seven vertebrae that start with C1, connecting the skull to the spine, and ends with C7, which joins the cervical with the thoracic… 
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Broader (2)

Axial skeleton structureBone structure of spine

Narrower (8)

Axis vertebraBazopoulou Kyrkanidou syndromeBone structure of C5Bone structure of C6
Blood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of C3Bone structure of C4

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Review
1999
Review
1999
Why do almost all mammals have seven cervical vertebrae? Developmental constraints, Hox genes, and cancer.
  • F. Galis
  • The Journal of experimental zoology
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 15721493
Mammals have seven cervical vertebrae, a number that remains remarkably constant. I propose that the lack of variation is caused… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Motion analysis of cervical vertebrae during whiplash loading.
STUDY DESIGN The motion of each cervical vertebra during simulated rear-end car collisions was analyzed. OBJECTIVES To clarify… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Mice with targeted disruptions in the paralogous genes hoxa-3 and hoxd-3 reveal synergistic interactions
THE Hox genes encode transcription factors which mediate the formation of the mammalian body plan along the anteroposterior and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Variations of cervical vertebrate after expression of a Hox-1.1 transgene in mice
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The four-vessel occlusion rat model: method for complete occlusion of vertebral arteries and control of collateral circulation.
Four-vessel occlusion in rats was introduced approximately 10 years ago to provide a rodent model of reversible forebrain… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Anterior stabilization for acute fractures and non-unions of the dens.
The dens can be reached and directly stabilized from an anterior cervical approach, provided that x-ray image intensification is… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Atlanto-axial arthrodesis by the wedge compression method.
Fifteen patients with atlanto-axial instability (secondary to os odontoideum in three, nonunion of an odontoid fracture in seven… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Tears of the transverse ligament of the atlas. A clinical and biomechanical study.
In a biomechanical-clinical study of the strength of the atlanto-axial ligament, results from laboratory testing of twenty… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Direct Anterior Approach to the Upper Cervical Spine
Two approaches to the upper four cervical vertebrae are described in detail. For lesions of the atlanto-axial joint, the… 
Review
1958
Review
1958
The Lateral Roentgenogram of the Neck
The lateral cervical roentgenogram is a useful guide in evaluating the bony and soft-tissue relationships of the neck. In an… 
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