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thirty degrees with the laminae. The lateral surface faces toward the 

 tail as well as laterally, and is excavated at the caudal part. 



The cephalic articular processes appear to be continuations of the 



FIG. 25. 



Cephalic Articular 

 Process. 



A CERVICAL VERTEBRA, SIDE VIEW. 



pedicles, in a dorsal and cephalic direction, and the caudal articular 

 processes are the ventral lateral free corners of the laminae (Fig. 25). 



The intervertebral notches, especially the caudal, are distinct, but 

 are not so much emarginations on the edges of the pedicles as spaces 

 between the body, the pedicle, and the articular process. 



The laminae have a small cephalo-caudal diameter, but are wide 

 transversely (Fig. 26). They are placed almost horizontally, and lie 



FIG. 26. 



Neural Spine. 



Cephalic Articular Process 



SIXTH CERVICAL VERTEBRA, DORSAL ASPECT. 



largely caudal to the pedicles. The cephalic margin is straight, but 

 the caudal margin is incised in the middle line. 



