Chassaignac tubercle (or the carotid tubercle) is the name given to the anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, separating the carotid artery from the vertebral artery and against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger.
It is named for Charles Marie Édouard Chassaignac, French doctor. Applied aspect-in case of supraventricular tachycardia,the carotid artery can be massaged against this tubercle to relieve the symptoms.
The Chassaignac tubercle is used as a landmark by anesthesiologists for local anesthesia of the brachial plexus and the cervical plexus using the supraclavicular approach.
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Bones of torso (TA A02.2,3, GA 2.96–128)
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| Vertebra |
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General structures
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- body of vertebra
- vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch)
- foramina (vertebral, intervertebral)
- processes (transverse, articular/zygapophysis, spinous)
- spinal canal
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Cervical vertebrae
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- Uncinate process of vertebra
- Transverse foramen
- Anterior tubercle
- Carotid tubercle
- Posterior tubercle
- C1 (lateral mass, anterior arch, posterior arch)
- C2 (dens)
- C3
- C4
- C5
- C6
- C7
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Thoracic vertebrae
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- T1
- T2
- T3
- T4
- T5
- T6
- T7
- T8
- T9
- T10
- T11
- T12
- costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse)
- Uncinate process of vertebra
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Lumbar vertebrae
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- L1, L2, L3, L4, L5
- processes (accessory, mammillary)
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Sacrum
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- Base: sacral promontory
- ala of sacrum
- Lateral surface: sacral tuberosity
- pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina)
- Dorsal surface: posterior sacral foramina
- median sacral crest
- medial sacral crest
- lateral sacral crest
- sacral canal (sacral hiatus)
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Coccyx
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| Thoracic skeleton |
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Rib
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- specific ribs (1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, true – 1–7, false – 8–12, floating – 11–12)
- parts (Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head)
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Sternum
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- Suprasternal notch
- Manubrium
- Sternal angle
- Body of sternum
- Xiphisternal joint
- Xiphoid process
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Thoracic cage
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- Superior thoracic aperture
- Inferior thoracic aperture
- Intercostal space
- Costal margin
- Infrasternal angle
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M: BON/CAR
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anat(c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell
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noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug(M5)
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