Question

question 70
1 part | -- of 1 point
photo credit: ralph t. hutchings
figure 6-3 a cervical vertebra (superior view)
use figure 6-3 to identify the labeled part.
structure b is the
lamina.
transverse foramen.
dens.
intervertebral foramen.

Explanation:

In the superior view of a cervical vertebra, the lamina is the flattened, posterior part of the vertebral arch that connects the spinous process to the transverse processes, matching the location of label B. The transverse foramen is the opening in the transverse process (label I), the dens is a projection unique to the axis vertebra (not present here), and the intervertebral foramen is the opening between adjacent vertebrae (not this structure).

Answer:

lamina.