Posterior atlantoaxial ligament | |
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![]() Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ | |
![]() Posterior atlantooccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum atlantoaxialis posterius |
TA2 | 1673 |
Anatomical terminology |
The posterior atlantoaxial ligament is a broad, thin membrane attached, above, to the lower border of the posterior arch of the atlas; below, to the upper edges of the laminæ of the axis.
It supplies the place of the ligamenta flava, and is in relation, behind, with the obliqui capitis inferiores.
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 293 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
Posterior atlantoaxial ligament | |
---|---|
![]() Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ | |
![]() Posterior atlantooccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum atlantoaxialis posterius |
TA2 | 1673 |
Anatomical terminology |
The posterior atlantoaxial ligament is a broad, thin membrane attached, above, to the lower border of the posterior arch of the atlas; below, to the upper edges of the laminæ of the axis.
It supplies the place of the ligamenta flava, and is in relation, behind, with the obliqui capitis inferiores.
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 293 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)