cervical nerve

The cervical spinal nerve 5 (C5) passes out above it.

It receives input from cervical spinal nerves and transmits that information to the cerebellum.

The cervical spinal nerve 6 (C6) passes out above this vertebra.

The cervical spinal nerve 4 (C4) passes out above it.

The posterior divisions of the lower five cervical nerves divide into medial and lateral branches.

The cervical spinal nerve 3 (C3) passes out above it.

There are eight cervical nerves on each side in man and most mammals.

The reflex is tested by on a patient's fingers for signs of a lesion of the cervical nerves.

It is probably formed by the coalescence of two ganglia corresponding to the fifth and sixth cervical nerves.

It derives its fibers from the sixth, seventh, and eighth cervical nerves.