An optimal AP axial cervical vertebrae projection demonstrates all of the following except
A) the spinous processes aligned with the midline of the cervical bodies.
B) open intervertebral disk spaces.
C) each vertebra's spinous process visualized at the level of its superior intervertebral disk space.
D) the third cervical vertebra inferior to the posterior occiput and mandibular mentum.

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The optimal AP axial cervical vertebrae projection should show the spinous processes aligned with the midline of the cervical bodies and open intervertebral disk spaces. However, each vertebra's spinous process is not typically visualized at the level of its superior intervertebral disk space in this view; instead, they are usually projected within the confines of the vertebral bodies.

An Optimal AP Axial Cervical Vertebrae Projection Demonstrates All of the Following