MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Cervical Atlas
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.834.151.500
Unique ID: D001270
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001270
Scope Note: The first cervical vertebra.
Entry Term(s): Arcuate Foramen; Atlas, Cervical; C1 Vertebra; Kimmerle Anomaly; Ponticulus Posterior of the Atlas; Ponticulus Posticus
NLM Classification #: WE 725
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see ATLAS 1963-2008
History Note: 2009 (1963)
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000621209
Scope Note: An anatomical variant of the cervical atlas in which osseous bridges connect posterior superior articular process to the posterior arch thereby covering grooves for the VERTEBRAL ARTERY.
Terms: Arcuate Foramen Preferred Term
Term UI T000906699
Date09/06/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Ponticulus Posterior of the Atlas
Term UI T000906698
Date09/06/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Kimmerle Anomaly
Term UI T000906700
Date09/06/2016
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Ponticulus Posticus
Term UI T000913875
Date01/09/2017
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018)

Cervical Atlas MeSH Descriptor Data 2025