cervical vertebra
Noun
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One of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region (synset 105596201)
is a type of: vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal columnsubtypes:
- atlas, atlas vertebra - the 1st cervical vertebra
- axis, axis vertebra - the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
is a part of: cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the bodysame as: neck bone
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