Head and cervical spine posture in behaving rats: Implications for modelling human conditions involving the head and cervical spine

This study indicates that, like humans, rats have near vertical orientated cervical vertebral columns but, in contrast to humans, they displace their head in space by movements at both the cervico‐thoracic junction and the cranio‐cervical regions. Anat Rec, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: The Anatomical Record Part B: The New Anatomist - September 1, 2014 Category: Anatomy Authors: Griffin C, Choong W Y, Teh W, Buxton A J, Bolton P S Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research