Lying between the vertebral body and intervertebral disk, the endplate is essential to maintain the integrity and function of the cervical spine. Compared with lumbar or thoracic vertebra, cervical osseous endplates own unique morphological characteristics in sagittal or coronal planes. Cervical osseous endplates help to overtake, conduct and distribute the compressive load evenly across the vertebral body, which is important to prevent from subsidence of implants. Yet, the cervical osseous endplate is far less understood than the lumbar or thoracic. This article gave a brief review of cervical osseous endplate on its morphology, biomechanical property and the mismatch between the endplates and prostheses.