Cervical Spine (C3 to C6): The first, second and seventh are uniquely shaped, and C3 to C6 vertebra are often grouped together as similar to one another in form & function .C1 to C7 have a transverse foramen, vertebral artery travels through transverse foramen of C1 to C6.
Each has a vertebral body that is concave on its superior surface and convex on its inferior surface. On the superior surfaces of the bodies are raised processes, each of which articulates with a depressed area on the inferior lateral aspect of the superior vertebral body.