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C1 through C7
Refers to the seven (C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C6, C7) vertebrae (bones that form an opening in which the spinal cord passes) that are in the neck. The letter "C" stands for "cervix," which is Greek for "neck." So C1 refers to the 1st cervical bone, C2 to the 2nd cervical bone, C3 to the 3rd cervical bone, and so on, until C7, which is the last cervical bone. C1 is at the top and C7 is at the bottom, with the numbers in between going down the body in numerical order. For example, C3 is below C2, C4 is below C3, and so on.
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