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Table 1 Relationship between cervical spinal segments and vertebrae

From: MRI characteristics for “phantom” scratching in canine syringomyelia

Cervical Spinal cord segment

Vertebral and intervertebral disc (IVD) relationship

C1

Craniocervical junction

C2

C2 dens and C1

C3

C1/C2, C2 and C2/C3 IVD

C4

C3 and C3/C4 IVD

C5

C4 and C4/C5 IVD

C6

C5 and C5/C6 IVD

C7

C6

C8

C6/C7 IVD, C7

  1. Relative position of cervical spinal segments and vertebrae in the dog [15]