Events at the level of vertebra C6

1. Cervical Vertebra
6
Dr M Idris Siddiqui, Lecture to 2nd
year MBBS

2. Learning Objects
• Enlist strucures at level of 6th
cervical vertebra.
• An important landmark.

9. • A key landmark in the neck, C6 indicates
the:
1)Level of the cricoid cartilage.
2)Site where the carotid artery can be
compressed against the transverse
process of the C6 vertebra(carotid
tubercle) .
3)Junction of the larynx and trachea.
4)Joining of the pharynx and esophagus.

10. 5).Point where the recurrent laryngeal
nerve enters the larynx.
6).Vertebral artery enters foramen
transversum of C6.
7).Middle cervical sympathetic
ganglion
8). Inferior thyroid artery enters &
middle thyroid vein leaves throid
gland.

11. Learning outcome
• Enumerate all the events at the level of C 6
vertebra

12. Thank you