Cervical vertebra 6

Cervical vertebra 6
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The cervical vertebra 6 (C6) is a vertebra of the spinal column.

The cervical spinal nerve 6 (C6) passes out above it.

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v • d • e Bones of torso

Sternum	Suprasternal notch, Manubrium, Sternal angle, Body of sternum, Xiphisternal joint, Xiphoid process

Rib	specific ribs (1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, false – 8–12, floating – 11–12) – parts (Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head)

General vertebral structures	body of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular/zygapophysis, spinous)

Cervical vertebrae	C1 (anterior arch, posterior arch, lateral mass), C2 (dens), C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 anterior tubercle, posterior tubercle, foramen transversarium

Thoracic vertebrae	T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12 costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse)

Lumbar vertebrae	accessory process, mammillary process, L5

Sacrum	pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina), dorsal surface (posterior sacral foramina, median sacral crest, medial sacral crest, lateral sacral crest), lateral surface (sacral tuberosity), base, sacral hiatus – presacral space – sacral promontory – sacral canal – ala of sacrum – sacrovertebral angle

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