Cervical Spine: Anatomy & Routine Projections - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to today's lesson on the gross anatomy and routine radiographic projections of the cervical spine. This essential topic forms the foundation for accurate imaging and diagnosis of conditions related to the cervical spine. In this lesson, we'll cover the anatomy of the cervical spine and routine projections for radiographs. Let's get started. Anatomical terms related to the cervical spine include vertebrae, bones of the spine, lordotic, concave curvature of the cervical spine, intervertebral joints, amphiarthrodial joints between vertebral bodies, zygapophyseal joints, joint between the articular processes of adjacent vertebral bodies, Intervertebral foramina, opening between the vertebrae where spinal nerves and blood vessels pass. Intervertebral discs, tough fibrocartilaginous discs that separate typical adult vertebrae. Now let's apply these terms to identify the correspond.