part of part of conduit for transverse foramen http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Gray84.png foramen transversarium of cervical vertebra SCTID:280735005 foramen transversarium vertebrae cervicales UBERON:0000130 EMAPA:36272 foramen transversarium Wikipedia:Transverse_foramen FMA:23997 transverse foramen of cervical vertebra foramen transversarium Foramen that pierces the transverse processes of the seven cervical vertebrae. In the upper six vertebrae, the foramen gives passage to the vertebral artery, vertebral vein, and a plexus of sympathetic nerves. The seventh foramen lacks the artery, but contains the vein and sympathetic nerves. transverse process of vertebra vertebral vein cervical vertebra anatomical conduit bone foramen sympathetic nerve plexus