Transverse foramen

Transverse foramen

Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = foramen transversarium
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Caption = A cervical vertebra. (Foramen transversarium labeled at upper left.)


Caption2 = First cervical vertebra, or atlas. (Foramen transversarium labeled at center right.)
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The transverse processes of cervical vertebrae are each pierced by the transverse foramen, which, in the upper six vertebrae, gives passage to the vertebral artery and vein and a plexus of sympathetic nerves.

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