tectorial membrane of median atlantoaxial joint; posterior occipitoaxial ligament; Weitbrechti ligament

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Introduction

The upward continuation of the anterior part of the posterior longitudinal ligament.

Attachment

To the upper surface of the basilar portion of the occipital bone & the bodies of the 2nd & 3rd cervical vertebrae.

More general terms

References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.