Espiral AtlasTransverse foramen
foramen transversarium
Study entry
Description
Oval foramen in the transverse process, the hallmark of the cervical vertebrae.
Relations
The vertebral artery, the veins and the sympathetic plexus that accompany it pass through.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras cervicales» y tabla 2-1
Other structures in this region
- Body of the cervical vertebra
- Pedicle of the cervical vertebra
- Lamina of the cervical vertebra
- Vertebral foramen (cervical)
- Spinous process of the cervical vertebra
- Transverse process of the cervical vertebra
- Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
- Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra