BonesandLigaments
ExternalCraniocervicalLigaments
Plate22
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Capsule of lateral
atlanto-axial joint
Capsule of
zygapophysial
joint (C3–4)
Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane
Capsule of
atlanto-occipital
joint
Posterior
atlanto-occipital
membrane
Ligamenta flava
Ligamentum nuchae
Supraspinous
ligament
Spinous process
of C7 vertebra
(vertebra prominens)
Right lateral view
Anterior view
Basilar part of occipital bone
Pharyngeal tubercle
Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane
Capsule of atlanto-occipital joint
Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
Lateral atlanto-axial joint (
exposed
)
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
Posterior view
Occipital
bone
Capsule of
atlanto-occipital
joint
Transverse
process
of atlas (C1)
Capsule of lateral
atlanto-axial joint
Axis (C2)
Ligamenta flava
Vertebral
artery
Suboccipital nerve (dorsal
ramus of C1 spinal nerve)
Body of axis (C2)
Intervertebral discs (C2–3 and C3–4)
Zygapophysial joints (C4–5 and C5–6)
Anterior tubercle of C6 vertebra (carotid tubercle of Chassaignac)
Vertebral artery
T1 vertebra
Atlas (C1)
