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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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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. | |||
The ligament is in relation, in front, with the longi capitis. | 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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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Cervical Spine - Anatomy]] [[Category:Cervical Spine - Ligaments]] [[Category:Ligaments]] [[Category:Cervical Spine]] | |||
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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.
