Cervical Vertebrae: Uncovertebral
Joints Anatomy
Cervical vertebrae: anterior view: Dens of axis, Anterior arch of atlas, Transverse
foramen, Intervertebral foramen (for C3 spinal
nerve), Intervertebral disc, Vertebral body, Inferior
articular process, Superior articular proce Groove for spinal nerve, Uncus, Inferior
articular process (C3), Superior
articular process (C4), Uncovertebral
joints (clefts of Luschka), Nucleus pulposus Transverse process, Intervertebral foramen (for C7 spinal nerve), Vertebral body (C7).
The uncovertebral joints of the cervical spine:
anterior view (C3 to C7 have been sectioned coronally to expose the joints), Articular cartilage on dens for median atlantoaxial
joint, Atlas (C1).
