carotid tubercle (Chassaignac tubercle)

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Introduction

The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the 6th cervical vertebra, against which the common carotid artery can be compressed, to control bleeding.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  3. Gray's Anatomy, facsimile edition, TP Pick & R Howden (eds), The Ann Arbor Media Group, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, 2003.