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Transverse ligament tubercle

Tuberculum ligamenti transversi

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System
Skeletal system
Regions
Neck, Trunk, Back
Landmark on
Atlas (C1)
Atlas (C1), the structure this landmark is on
Atlas (C1), the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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Just below the medial margin of each superior facet is a small tubercle, for the attachment of the transverse atlantal ligament which stretches across the ring of the atlas and divides the vertebral foramen into two unequal parts:

the anterior or smaller receiving the odontoid process of the axis the posterior transmitting the spinal cord (medulla spinalis) and its membranes

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Names

Latin
Tuberculum ligamenti transversi
English
Transverse ligament tubercle
French
Tubercule du ligament transverse
Spanish
Tubérculo del ligamento transverso
Portuguese
Tubérculo do ligamento transverso