Figure 1.2
A: This is a joint in the cervi-
cal spine. These are the same
joints that we find in the lum-
bar and thoracic spine. Their
proper names are facet
joints.
A
B
B: This is a cervical spinous
process. ote how both the
joints and the spinous
processes are smaller than in
the lumbar spine.
C
C: The black tube-like struc-
ture is the vertebral artery
that runs through the side of
the cervical vertebrae. This
artery supplies the brain with
blood.
D
E
F
D: This is a thoracic disc
(intervertebral disc).
E: This shows the foramen
through which the nerve runs
to reach the chest wall.
F: This shows a pedicle, this
is the bone that connects the
back part of the vertebra with
the body of the vertebra in
the front.