Objective To identify whether the calf cervical vertebra is a suitable substitute model of spinal study in vitro for comparing the cervical anatomy of calf to human.Methods Morphology and anatomic measurements were made in C1-7 cervical vertebrae of 12 bovines and 8 human cadavers as following:vertebral body width(upper and lower),vertebral body height(posterior and anterior),vertebral body depth(upper and lower),spinal canal width,spinal canal depth,pedicle width,pedicle height,pedicle inclination,total ve...