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Ventral plate [Cervical vertebra VI]
Lamina ventralis [vertebrae cervicalis VI]
Definition
There is cranioventral branch on the transverse process from C3 to C7, called the ventral tubercle. This ventral tubercle is enlarged on C6 (ventral plate)
References
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
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