Study of the contents of the foramen transversarium of the seventh cervical vertebra

✍ Scribed by Dr. M. S. Jovanovic; P. E. Roy; J. Royer; G. Houde; J. P. Houde; J. Falardeau; A. Pusterla; P. Martel

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 738 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0897-3806
• DOI: 10.1002/ca.980030408

✦ Synopsis

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the individual variations of the foramen transversarium of the seventh cervical vertebra. This foramen sometimes has the same dimensions as the foramina of the other cervical vertebrae, but it can also be smaller, or absent. In cases where a foramen is present in the seventh cervical vertebra, vascular or nervous structures (or both) can be occasionally observed within the space.

Results confirm that the transverse foramina of the seventh cervical vertebra almost always contain vascular and nervous branches, as well as fibrous and adipose tissue.

This report concerns the findings of the macroscopic and microscopic studies concerning the contents of the transverse foramina of the seventh cervical vertebra. The study was carried out by the Department of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine, UniversitC Laval.