The left crus arises from the corresponding parts of the upper two lumbar vertebrae only.

Post-mortem examination identified a tubercular infection of the upper cervical vertebrae which had spread to the brain.

These ailments exist in the cervical spine which is made up of the upper first seven vertebrae, encasing and shielding the Spinal cord.

Very shortly afterwards his head and upper vertebrae had been severed from his body, almost surgically, using a thin-bladed knife.

Rust's disease: Tuberculosis of the two upper cervical vertebrae and their articulations; synonymous to tuberculous spondylitis.

I would like to begin at the rear base of the cranium where the nerve trunks enter the upper vertebrae.

The lower thoracic and upper lumbar vertebrae are the areas of the spine most often affected.

They are horizontal in the upper three lumbar vertebrae and incline a little upward in the lower two.

For good measure, he grabbed Zhod's head, braced himself, then twisted it until several upper vertebrae splintered with a loud crunch.

During this part of its course, it lies in front of the transverse processes of the upper three cervical vertebrae.