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Features of the cervical spine• C3-C7 similar in shape• C6 has expanded transverseprocesses• Intervertebral disc spaces atC2-3 and C7-T1 are relativelynarrow ***• Positioning• front limbs pulledcranially• hind limbs pulledcaudally• wedge under sternumThoracic SpineLateral Thoracic Spine12
VD Thoracic SpineCounting the thoracic vertebrae• Thirteen vertebrae uniform in shape• Landmarks• T1 is actually just caudal to the first rib heads• T13 is the one with the last rib headsL1L2L3C6C712345678911101213Features of the thoracic spine• Variable dorsal spinous processes• Anticlinal vertebra T 11 *• Articular facet conformation changes at T10-11• Intervertebral disc space narrowest at T10-11*13
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