Landmark · Skeletal system
Anterior tubercle of transverse process
Tuberculum anterius processus transversi
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk, Back
- Landmark on
- Vertebra C4
DescriptionUnreviewed
Each transverse process of the cervical vertebrae consists of an anterior and a posterior part.
These two parts are joined, outside the foramen, by a bar of bone that exhibits a deep sulcus on its upper surface for the passage of the corresponding spinal nerve.
The anterior portion is the homologue of the rib in the thoracic region, and is therefore named the costal process or costal element.
It arises from the side of the body, is directed laterally in front of the foramen, and ends in a tubercle, the anterior tubercle.
See also 'posterior tubercle of transverse process'
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Names
- Latin
- Tuberculum anterius processus transversi
- English
- Anterior tubercle of transverse process
- French
- Tubercule antérieur du processus transverse
- Spanish
- Tubérculo anterior del proceso transverso
- Portuguese
- Tubérculo anterior do processo transverso