t8
68% of people have their lower (inferior) angle of the scapula at the level of T7-T9. So the mid point of this is naturally T8 but there is some variation.
The surface of the superior articular will work right above the inferior surface in a vertebra. This is not true in the atlas.
The first cervical vertebra (C1), also known as the atlas, does not have a body or a spinous process. It has a ring-like structure that articulates with the skull and the axis (C2 vertebra).
The spinous process is found on the posterior surface of most vertebrae.
The vertebral body is the most anterior part of a typical vertebrae. It is the weight-bearing portion of the vertebrae and serves as the main point of articulation with adjacent vertebrae in the spinal column.
The seventh cervical vertebra (C7) is known to have a forked spinous process making it easily distinguishable from the other cervical vertebrae. This unique feature is commonly referred to as the vertebra prominens.
The latissimus dorsi comes from the spinous processes of the seventh to twelfth thoracic vertebrae, inferior three or four ribs, and the scapula. It inserts into the humerus.
Cervical vertebrae have a bifurcated spinous process.
C-1 (Atlas)
3 inches
You are feeling the spinous process of your vertebrae.
the vertebral arch
Spinous process
In the cervical spine, the C2-C6 vertebrae generally have bifid spinous proceses.
the transverse process and the articular process also spinous process
spinous process
spinous process and transverse process
The surface of the superior articular will work right above the inferior surface in a vertebra. This is not true in the atlas.