cervical vertebra

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Cervical vertebrae
In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the vertebrae immediately below the skull.

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cervical vertebra

Noun
1. one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
(synonym) neck bone
(hypernym) vertebra
(hyponym) atlas, atlas vertebra
(part-holonym) neck, cervix