Anterior tubercle of cervical vertebra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Anterior tubercle)
| Bone: Anterior tubercle of cervical vertebra | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| A cervical vertebra. (Anterior tubercle labeled at upper left.) | |
 |
|
| Side view of a typical cervical vertebra. (Anterior tubercle labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | tuberculum anterius vertebrae cervicalis |
| Gray's | subject #21 99 |
The anterior arch forms about one-fifth of the ring: its anterior surface is convex, and presents at its center the anterior tubercle for the attachment of the Longus colli muscles.
[edit] Additional images
-
Cervical vertebra
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
