Anatomy of the spine Doctors divide the spinal column into five segments based on the area of the body and the appearance of the spinal bones. A person’s spine consists of 33 bones called vertebrae.

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Neck arthritis (also known as neck osteoarthritis or cervical spondylosis) is the degeneration of the joints, bones, and discs of the cervical spine of the ...

When bone spurs occur in the vertebra of the neck, which is the cervical spine, they are known as cervical osteophytes. These bony growths aren’t painful.