| Transverse ligament of the atlas | |
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 Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. (Transverse ligament visible at center.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum transversum atlantis |
| TA98 | A03.2.04.006 |
| TA2 | 1703 |
| FMA | 24961 |
| 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.[citation needed] It forms the transverse component of the cruciform ligament of atlas.
- ^ 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.
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