In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull. Truncal vertebrae lie caudal of cervical vertebrae. In sauropsid species, the cervical vertebrae bear cervi
Atlas (anatomy)
…In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. The bone is named after Atlas of Greek mythology, just as Atlas bore the weight of the heavens, the first…
Scrollable computed tomography images of normal cervical vertebrae