Posterior atlantoaxial ligament
| Posterior atlantoaxial ligament | |
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 Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ | |
 Posterior atlantooccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament. | |
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| Latin | ligamentum atlantoaxialis posterius |
| TA2 | 1673 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The posterior atlantoaxial ligament is a broad, thin membrane attached, above, to the lower border of the posterior arch of the atlas; below, to the upper edges of the laminæ of the axis.
It supplies the place of the ligamenta flava, and is in relation, behind, with the obliqui capitis inferiores.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 293 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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