Anterior atlantoaxial ligament
- Anterior atlantoaxial ligament
Infobox Ligament
Name = Anterior atlantoaxial ligament
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Caption = Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ
Caption2 = Anterior atlantoöccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament.
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The anterior atlantoaxial ligament is a strong membrane, fixed, above, to the lower border of the anterior arch of the atlas; below, to the front of the body of the axis.
It is strengthened in the middle line by a rounded cord, which connects the tubercle on the anterior arch of the atlas to the body of the axis, and is a continuation upward of the anterior longitudinal ligament.
The ligament is in relation, in front, with the Longi capitis.
ee also
* Atlanto-axial joint
External links
* [http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1268.html Description at spineuniverse.com]
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