Table 2. The effect of cartilage on cervical centra length in Struthio camelus.
| Length of vertebral body (cm) | |||
| Vertebra | CartilageWet | CartilageDry | CartilageRemoved |
| C3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| C4 | 4.85 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| C5 | 5.55 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| C6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| C7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.35 |
| C8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| C9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| C10 | 6.2 | 6.15 | 6.1 |
| C11 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| C12 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.45 |
| C13 | 7.05 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| C14 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| C15 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| C16 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| Total Length | 86.55 | 84.35 | 81.4 |
Measurements were taken whilst cartilage was wet after boiling off tissue; after 4 days of drying; after removal of the cartilage from the vertebra.