Lateral mass of atlas
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| Bone: Lateral mass of atlas | |
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| First cervical vertebra, or atlas. (Lateral mass labeled at center right.) | |
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| Articulation between odontoid process and atlas. (Lateral mass visible at left and right.) | |
| Latin | massa lateralis atlantis |
| Gray's | subject #21 99 |
The lateral masses are the most bulky and solid parts of the atlas, in order to support the weight of the head.
Each carries two articular facets, a superior and an inferior.
It is the origin of the obliquus capitis superior and the insertion of the obliquus capitis inferior.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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