Title: cervical vertebra
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - cervical vertebra
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11673
Status: current

Definition
Any of seven vertebrae that provide strength and structure to the cervical spine and support the head, allowing for its rotation and flexion.

Related Terms
- cervical spine: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11672
- vertebrae: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12163

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 856 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11673/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11673/xml

Citation: Citation: 'cervical vertebra' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11673
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