Home › NEET UG › Biology › Locomotion and Movement › Refer to the figure of vertebrae:  The characteristic feature of cervical vertebrae:
ATransverse foramina (passage for vertebral artery)
BFused
CAnchor ribs
DLargest size
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Transverse foramina (passage for vertebral artery)
Cervical vertebrae (C1-C7): smallest (least weight-bearing), bifid spinous processes (C2-C6), TRANSVERSE FORAMINA (for vertebral arteries that ascend to brain). C1 (atlas): no body, supports skull. C2 (axis): odontoid process (dens). C7: prominent spinous process ('vertebra prominens').
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