Transverse foramen of C7

Study entry

Description

Foramen of the transverse process of C7, smaller than in the other cervical vertebrae and sometimes absent.

Relations

Only small accessory vertebral veins pass through it; the vertebral artery does not.

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