Which is not a characteristic of a typical cervical veebra?
The body is small and broader from side to side than from before backwards.Its superior surface is concave transversely with upward projecting lips on each side.The anterior border of this surface may be bevelled.The inferior surface is saddle shaped,being convex from side to side and concave from before backwards.Veebral foramen is larger than the body.It is triangular in shape because the pedicles are directed backwards and laterally.The spine is sho and bifid. Ref.BDC volume 3,sixth edition pg 50
Has a triangular veebral canal
Has foramen transversarium
Superior aicular facet is directed backwards and upwards
Has a large veebral body
Head and neck