<Li> The laminae are narrow, and thinner above than below; the vertebral foramen is large, and of a triangular form . </Li> <Li> The spinous process is short and bifid, the two divisions being often of unequal size . Because the spinous processes are so short, certain superficial muscles (the trapezius and splenius capitis) attach to the nuchal ligament rather than directly to the vertebrae; the nuchal ligament itself attaching to the spinous processes of C2--C7 and to the posterior tubercle of the atlas . </Li> <Li> The superior and inferior articular processes of cervical vertebrae have fused on either or both sides to form articular pillars, columns of bone that project laterally from the junction of the pedicle and lamina . </Li> <Li> The articular facets are flat and of an oval form: <Ul> <Li> the superior face backward, upward, and slightly medially . </Li> <Li> the inferior face forward, downward, and slightly laterally . </Li> </Ul> </Li>

Where does the cervical spine start and end