- posterior tubercle of cervical vertebrae
- tuberculum posterius vertebrarum cervicalium.
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posterior tubercle of cervical vertebrae
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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… … Wikipedia
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Cervical vertebra 6 — The cervical vertebra 6 (C6) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 6 (C6) passes out above it. The first cricoid ring is directly opposite C6. C6 is the vertebral level that the oesophagus becomes continuous with the… … Wikipedia
Cervical vertebra 5 — The cervical vertebra 5 (C5) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 5 (C5) passes out above it. C5 and C6 are the areas that see the highest amount of cervical spine trauma. References … Wikipedia
Cervical vertebra 3 — The cervical vertebra 3 (C3) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 3 (C3) passes out above it. References v … Wikipedia
Cervical vertebra 4 — The cervical vertebra 4 (C4) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 4 (C4) passes out above it. It is also the level at which the common carotid artery bifurcates. References … Wikipedia
tuberculum posterius vertebrae cervicalis — [TA] posterior tubercle of cervical vertebra: a tubercle on the posterior part of the extremity of each transverse process of a cervical vertebra, lying lateral to the anterior tubercle and at a slightly lower level in all except the sixth… … Medical dictionary
Vertebrae — Vertebra Ver te*bra, n.; pl. {Vertebr[ae]}. [L. vertebra, fr. vertere to turn, change. See {Verse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) One of the serial segments of the spinal column. [1913 Webster] Note: In many fishes the vertebr[ae] are simple… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carotid tubercle — Latin tuberculum caroticum Code A02.2.02.005 Chassaignac tubercle (or the carotid tubercle) is the name given to the anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, separating the carotid artery from the vertebral… … Wikipedia
