Posterior tubercle of cervical vertebra
- Posterior tubercle of cervical vertebra
Infobox Bone
Name = Posterior tubercle of cervical vertebra
Latin = tuberculum posterius vertebrae cervicalis
GraySubject = 21
GrayPage = 99
Caption = A cervical vertebra. (Posterior tubercle labeled at center left.)
Caption2 = Side view of a typical cervical vertebra. (Posterior tubercle labeled at bottom.)
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DorlandsPre = t_21
DorlandsSuf = 12829045
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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