Transverse process of the cervical vertebra

Study entry

Description

Pair of processes projecting backward and laterally, at the junction of the pedicle and the lamina.

Relations

Attachment of deep back muscles and a lever for them.

Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras: estructura» y «Características regionales de las vértebras»

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
• Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
• Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra
• Body of the thoracic vertebra