Landmark · Skeletal system
Anterior arch of atlas
Arcus anterior atlantis
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Neck, Trunk, Back
- Landmark on
- Atlas (C1)
DescriptionUnreviewed
The anterior arch forms about one-fifth of the ring:
its anterior surface is convex, and presents at its center the anterior tubercle for the attachment of the Longus colli muscles and the anterior longitudinal ligament; posteriorly it is concave, and marked by a smooth, oval or circular facet (fovea dentis), for articulation with the odontoid process (dens) of the axis.
The upper and lower borders respectively give attachment to the anterior atlantooccipital membrane and the anterior atlantoaxial ligament; the former connects it with the occipital bone above, and the latter with the axis below.
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Names
- Latin
- Arcus anterior atlantis
- English
- Anterior arch of atlas
- French
- Arche antérieure de l'atlas
- Spanish
- Arco anterior del atlas
- Portuguese
- Arco anterior do atlas