HUMB1004 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cervical Vertebrae, Facet Joint, Vertebral Artery

• School: Curtin University
• Department: Human Biology
• Course: HUMB1004
• Professor: Morgan Titmus

Document Summary

Contain a transverse foramen- with vertebral arteries, veins, nerves, and some sympathetic nerves. Anterior tubercule of the tvp (both on lateral tip of tvp) Uncovertebral joints between the unicate process and vb of superior vertebra. Spinal nerve comes out superior to named vertebrae. 8 cervical spinal nerves but 7 cervical vertebra. Anterior vertebral body and intervertebral disc, unicate process. Transverse foramen contains neurovascular bundle with vertebral nerve, artery and vein (c6 up) Vertebral arteries: vertebral arteries arise within the transverse foramen of cervical vertebrae, supply the brain stem, cerebellum and some of the cerebral cortex. V1/preforaminal : arises from subclavian artery, called preforaminal because arises on lateral aspect of c vertebrae, follows subclavian artery and enters laterally to transverse foramen later. V2/foraminal : vertebral artery enters transverse foramen @ c6 (c7 foramen usually empty, travels in transverse foramen until c2.