BonesandLigaments
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Plate23
Capsule of lateral
atlanto-axial joint
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Tectorial membrane
Deeper (accessory) part of tectorial membrane (atlanto-axial ligament)
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Alar ligaments
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Superior longitudinal band
Transverse ligament of atlas
Inferior longitudinal band
Cruciate
ligament
Apical ligament of dens
Alar ligament
Alar ligament
Synovial cavities
Transverse ligament
of atlas
Dens
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2)
Upper part of vertebral canal with spinous processes
and parts of vertebral arches removed to expose ligaments
on posterior vertebral bodies: posterior view
Principal part of tectorial membrane removed
to expose deeper ligaments: posterior view
Median atlanto-axial joint: superior view
Cruciate ligament removed to show
deeper ligaments: posterior view
Capsule of
atlanto-occipital
joint
Capsule of
zygapophyseal
joint
(C2–3)
Posterior articular facet of dens (for transverse
ligament of atlas)
Anterior tubercle of atlas
Clivus
Anterior atlanto-occipital ligament
Deeper (accessory) part of tectorial membrane (atlanto-axial ligament)
InternalCraniocervicalLigaments
See±also±
Plates 46, 124
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