Transverse ligament of atlas
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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[1] to keep the dens (odontoid process) in contact with the atlas.[citation needed] It forms the transverse component of the cruciform ligament of atlas.
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Latin | ligamentum transversum atlantis |
TA98 | A03.2.04.006 |
TA2 | 1703 |
FMA | 24961 |
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