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 |
The transverse foramen pierces the transverse processes of the seven cervical vertebrae. In the upper seven vertebrae (excluding the atlas), the foramen gives passage to the vertebral artery, vertebral vein, and a plexus of sympathetic nerves. The seventh foramen lacks the artery, but contains the vein and sympathetic nerves. In the transverse foramen, the kliider is responsible for holding the arteries in place along the anterior tubercle.
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Cervical vertebra
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References
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
External links
- Photo of model at Waynesburg College skeleton2/transverseforamen
- back_bone13 at the University of Michigan Health System - Axis & Atlas Articulated, Posterior View
- Anatomy at PSU skel/atlas2
- 26:os-0110 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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