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Cervical Spine

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A cervical vertebra In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae are those vertebrae immediately behind (caudal to) the skull. In some species, some parts of the skull may be composed of vertebra-like elements, e.g. the occipital bone in humans is composed of four vertebra-like segments. In many vertebrate species, cervical vertebrae are variable in number; however, all mammals have seven (including those with very short necks, such as elephants or whales, and those with very long necks, such as ...