Transverse foramen
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| Transverse foramen | |
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| A cervical vertebra. (Foramen transversarium labeled at upper left.) | |
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| First cervical vertebra, or atlas. (Foramen transversarium labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | foramen transversarium |
| Gray's | subject #21 98 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_12/12373778 |
The transverse processes of cervical vertebrae are each pierced by the transverse foramen (foramen transversarium), which, in the upper six vertebrae, gives passage to the vertebral artery and vein and a plexus of sympathetic nerves.
[edit] External links
- Diagram at waynesburg.edu
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone13 - Axis & Atlas Articulated, Posterior View
- Diagram at psu.edu
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