Definitions for cervical spine
cer·vi·cal spine

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1. cervical spinenoun

   The five vertebrae below the skull that protects the spinal cord

2. Etymology: cervical + spine

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1. cervical spine

   In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull. Truncal vertebrae (divided into thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in mammals) lie caudal (toward the tail) of cervical vertebrae. In sauropsid species, the cervical vertebrae bear cervical ribs. In lizards and saurischian dinosaurs, the cervical ribs are large; in birds, they are small and completely fused to the vertebrae. The vertebral transverse processes of mammals are homologous to the cervical ribs of other amniotes. Most mammals have seven cervical vertebrae, with the only three known exceptions being the manatee with six, the two-toed sloth with five or six, and the three-toed sloth with nine.In humans, cervical vertebrae are the smallest of the true vertebrae and can be readily distinguished from those of the thoracic or lumbar regions by the presence of a foramen (hole) in each transverse process, through which the vertebral artery, vertebral veins, and inferior cervical ganglion pass. The remainder of this article focuses upon human anatomy.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cervical spine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cervical spine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cervical spine in a Sentence

1. Ben Zarzaur:

   The other argument (riders make), based on a flawed study several years ago, is that wearing a helmet can increase the risk for a cervical spine injury.

2. Marsha Mudge:

   I have a tumor behind my skull. I have a tumor on my sacrum. I have one on my [cervical] spine somewhere, and on my liver and my lymph node and my left breast, it’s just hard. I just, I don’t want to die.

3. Randy Shelerud:

   The main advantage is that there is direct support on the mid-cervical spine with these pillows, which allows less pressure on the cervical facets in the mid spine. The airline seats force one’s head into a bit of flexion not allowing the cervical spinal musculature [ basically all muscles running along the spine ] the ability to completely relax.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cervical_Spine
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_Spine