| Ligament: Cruciate ligament of atlas | ||
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| Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. ("Transverse ligament" and "vertical portion" visible intersecting at center.) | ||
| Latin | ligamentum cruciforme atlantis | |
| Gray's | subject #73 293 | |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12492136 | |
The cruciform ligament of atlas (cruciate may substitute for cruciform, and dens may substitute for atlas) is a cruciate ligament in the neck forming part of the atlanto-axial joint. The ligament is named as such because it is in the shape of a cross.
It consists of the transverse ligament of the atlas, along with additional fibers above and below.[1] These fibers are also known as "longitudinal bands".[2]
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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