Skeletal System
Superior Articular Facets of Fifth Cervical Vertebra
Facies articulares superior vertebrae cervicalis quintae
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The superior articular facets are the smooth, flat, posterosuperiorly facing articular areas on the superior articular processes of a typical cervical vertebra. They articulate with the corresponding inferior articular facets of the vertebra above, forming zygapophyseal joints.
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Fifth Cervical Vertebra
The cervical part originates from the third to fifth cervical vertebrae and inserts into the ventral tubercle of the atlas.
