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posterior arch of atlas
- Term ID
- UBERON:0008437
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- arcus posterior
- posterior arch
- Definition
- In a cervical vertebra, the posterior arch forms about two-fifths of the circumference of the ring: it ends behind in the posterior tubercle, which is the rudiment of a spinous process and gives origin to the Recti capitis posteriores minores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_arch_of_atlas
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- Ontology
- Uberon Ontology
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