Transverse ligament of atlas
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 to keep the dens (odontoid process) in contact with the atlas. It forms the transverse component of the cruciform ligament of atlas
| Transverse ligament of the atlas | |
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Membrana tectoria, transverse, and alar ligaments. (Transverse ligament visible at center.) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum transversum atlantis |
| TA98 | A03.2.04.006 |
| TA2 | 1703 |
| FMA | 24961 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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