Structure and Function of the Cervical Spine: Difference between revisions

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=== '''Introduction:''' ===
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Cervical spine spine starts just below skull and ends above thoracic spine . It consists of 7 vertebreas from C1 to C7 , C1 called atlas and C2 called axis. Cervical spine has a lordotic curve ( C shaped curve ).      
Cervical spine spine starts just below skull and ends above thoracic spine . It consists of 7 vertebreas from C1 to C7 , C1 called atlas and C2 called axis. Cervical spine has a lordotic curve ( C shaped curve ).
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Cervical spine spine starts just below skull and ends above thoracic spine . It consists of 7 vertebreas from C1 to C7 , C1 called atlas and C2 called axis. Cervical spine has a lordotic curve ( C shaped curve ).