Anterior tubercle of atlas
Tuberculum anterius atlantis
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Definition
The anterior tubercle is presents at the center of anterior surface of the anterior arch for the attachment of the Longus colli muscles;
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
