Anterior atlantoaxial ligament

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Anterior atlantoaxial ligament
Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebrae
Anterior atlantooccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament.
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LatinLigamentum atlantoaxialis anterius
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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.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 293 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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