| Bone: Posterior tubercle of cervical vertebra | |
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| A cervical vertebra. (Posterior tubercle labeled at center left.) | |
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| Side view of a typical cervical vertebra. (Posterior tubercle labeled at bottom.) | |
| Latin | tuberculum posterius vertebrae cervicalis |
| Gray's | subject #21 99 |
The posterior arch of a cervical vertebra forms about two-fifths of the circumference of the ring: it ends behind in the posterior tubercle, which is the rudiment of a spinous process and gives origin to the Recti capitis posteriores minores.
The diminutive size of this process prevents any interference with the movements between the atlas and the skull.
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 Cervical vertebra |
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