Vertebral Morphology in Relation to Head Posture and Locomotion I: The Cervical Spine

Thierra K. Nalley; Neysa Grider-Potter

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19349-2_3

Vertebral Morphology in Relation to Head Posture and Locomotion I: The Cervical Spine

Thierra K. Nalley, Neysa Grider-Potter

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Abstract

The cervical spine is the connection between the head and postcranial skeleton, and it has several critical biological roles. Historically, this region has received less attention than other components of the vertebral column in studies of comparative primate anatomy, despite its important functional relationships. More recently, however, researchers have begun to explore these relationships by expanding taxonomic sampling, incorporating 3D morphometrics and new quantification methodologies, and examining cervical variation in the context of more refined, quantified measures of head and neck posture and locomotor behaviors. This chapter reviews what is known about the functional morphology of the primate cervical spine in relation to head stabilization and locomotor behaviors and highlights avenues of future research and hypothesis testing.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Spinal Evolution
Subtitle of host publication	Morphology, Function, and Pathology of the Spine in Hominoid Evolution
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	35-50
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030193492
ISBN (Print)	9783030193485
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19349-2_3
State	Published - Jan 1 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cervical vertebrae
Functional morphology
Head stability
Neck kinematics
Primates

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Social Sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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