| Bone: Anterior tubercle of cervical vertebra | |
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| 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.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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