Chassaignac Tubercle
Chassaignac tubercle
(or
tuberculum caroticum
, the
carotid tubercle
) is the name given to the anterior tubercle of the
transverse process
of the sixth
cervical vertebra
against which the
carotid artery
may be compressed by the finger. It is named for
Charles Marie douard Chassaignac
,
French
doctor. The Chassaignac tubercle is used as a landmark by
anesthesiologists
for
local anesthesia
of the
brachial plexus
and the
cervical plexus
.
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