Transverse ligament of atlas

Transverse ligament of the atlas
Articulation between odontoid process and atlas. (Transverse ligament visible at center.)
Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. (Transverse ligament visible at center.)
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Identifiers
Latinligamentum transversum atlantis
TA98A03.2.04.006
TA21703
FMA24961
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the transverse ligament of the atlas is a broad, tough ligament which arches across the ring of the atlas (first cervical vertebra) posterior to the dens[1] to keep the dens (odontoid process) in contact with the atlas. It forms the transverse component of the cruciform ligament of atlas.

  1. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 841. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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