There are two answers. First, the cervix is the connecting point between the vagina and the uterus, so the cervical region in this context is within the vagina. Second, the cervical spine is the seven vertebrae that make up the neck, so the cervical region in this context is the neck.
There are 7 cervical (neck) vertebrae.Humans have seven cervical vertebrae.
cervical region
cervical region
Cervical - region of the neck Thoracic - region of the chest Lumbar - region of the waist Sacral - region of the sacrum Coccygeal - region of the tailbone
the neck as you can see is below your jaw and above your lungs... actually the neck is part of your axial region along with your head and trunk.
Cervical
Cervical region
The five regions of lymph nodes in the neck are the anterior cervical, posterior cervical, submandibular, submental, and supraclavicular regions. The anterior cervical region includes the superficial and deep anterior cervical nodes, while the posterior cervical region comprises the superficial and deep posterior cervical nodes. The submandibular region contains the submandibular lymph nodes, the submental region includes the submental lymph nodes, and the supraclavicular region features the supraclavicular lymph nodes. These lymph nodes play crucial roles in draining lymph from various structures in the head and neck.
Cervical is pertaining to any part of the neck.
Cervical means pertaining to the NECK.So it can refer to two unrelated parts of the body:- the neck region (e.g. cervical vertebrae)- the cervix or neck of the uterus (e.g. cervical cancer)
Cervical (most superior portion of the vertebral column) = 7 vertebraeThoracic (just inferior to the cervical region, superior to lumbar) = 12 vertebraeLumbar (inferior to the thoracic region, superior to the sacral region) = 5 vertebrae
The word root "cervical" pertains to the neck region or to the cervix of an organ.