- Cruciate ligament of atlas
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Ligament: Cruciate ligament of atlas Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. ("Transverse ligament" and "vertical portion" visible intersecting at center.) Latin ligamentum cruciforme atlantis Gray's subject #73 293 From To Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12492136 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
- ^ Anatomy of Spinal Vertebrae Tutorial
- ^ 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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Joints and ligaments of torso (TA A03.02–04, GA 3.299) Vertebral Of vertebral bodiesmedian: Cruciate ligament of atlas (Transverse ligament of atlas) · Alar ligament · Apical ligament of dens · Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint
lateral: no ligaments
anterior atlantoaxial ligament · posterior atlantoaxial ligamentno ligamentsLumbosacralThorax Radiate ligament · Intra-articular ligamentno ligamentsno ligamentsPelvis Syndesmoses of pelvic girdleanterior sacroiliac ligament · posterior sacroiliac ligament · interosseous sacroiliac ligament
ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament · sacrospinous ligament
Greater sciatic foramen · Lesser sciatic foramenM: JNT
anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys
noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr
proc, drug(M01C, M4)
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- Ligaments of the head and neck
- Vertebral column
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