What are the highlights of a cervical spine illustration?

The highlights of a cervical spine illustration are the seven vertebrae that make it up, according to Innerbody. Compared to the other vertebrae in the spine, the cervical vertebrae seem delicate, even though they have the job of holding up the person's head and allowing it a range of movement.

Cervical vertebra C1, also called the atlas, is named after the god whose task was to hold up the Earth, because the task of this vertebra is to hold up the skull, states Innerbody. The C2 vertebrae, which lies beneath it, is called the axis, and it allows the atlas to rotate on it as a person shakes his head.