Cruciate ligament of atlas

Cruciate ligament of atlas
Ligament: Cruciate ligament of atlas
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Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. ("Transverse ligament" and "vertical portion" visible intersecting at center.)
Latin ligamentum cruciforme atlantis
Gray's subject #73 293
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The cruciform ligament of atlas (cruciate may substitute for cruciform, and dens may substitute for atlas) is a cruciate ligament in the neck forming part of the atlanto-axial joint. The ligament is named as such because it is in the shape of a cross.

It consists of the transverse ligament of the atlas, along with additional fibers above and below.[1] These fibers are also known as "longitudinal bands".[2]

References

  1. ^ Anatomy of Spinal Vertebrae Tutorial
  2. ^ Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (1998). Terminologia anatomica: international anatomical terminology. Thieme. pp. 27–. ISBN 9783131143617. http://books.google.com/books?id=0dYwOxPA6VcC&pg=PA27. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.


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