Skeletal System
Superior Articular Facets of Sixth Cervical Vertebra
Facies articulares superior vertebrae cervicalis sextae
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The superior articular facets are the smooth, flat, posterosuperiorly facing articular areas on the superior articular processes of a typical cervical vertebra. They articulate with the corresponding inferior articular facets of the vertebra above, forming zygapophyseal joints.
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Sixth Cervical Vertebra
It is composed of cartilages, ligamentous membranes and muscles and lies opposite the third to sixth cervical vertebrae in the anterior part of the neck, between the hyoid bone above and the trachea below.
