Atlas 2024 Posterior. The posterior tubercle is the rough, small prominence found along the midline on the posterior aspect of the posterior arch of atlas (first cervical vertebra). The neurosurgical atlas collection presents the nuances of technique for complex cranial and spinal cord operations.
There are seven cervical vertebrae that connect the head to the thorax. It ends behind in the posterior tubercle, which is the rudiment of a spinous process and gives origin to the.