Tags: Anatomical Structure, Bone.

The posterior arch of a cervical vertebra 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. The diminutive size of this process prevents any interference with the movements between the atlas and the skull.

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