In addition to PP, the accessory transverse foramen (ATF) is another variant that has garnered attention. A study examining 250 dry cervical vertebrae found that ATF was present in 8.4% of the ...

Cervicothoracic intervertebral foramina (IF): The openings between the cervical and thoracic vertebrae through which spinal nerves exit the spinal column.

The cervical spine is the part of the spinal column (backbone ... a pair of nerves exit through small openings called the intervertebral foramen. These nerves control the motor function and ...