Cervical lordosis
Lordosis cervicalis
- Latin synonym: Lordosis colli; Lordosis cervicis
Definition
The cervical lordosis (cervical curve), convex forward, begins at the apex of the odontoid process, and ends at the middle of the second thoracic vertebra; it is the least marked of all the curves.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
