Median sagittal through the occipital bone first three

About this plate

Median sagittal through the occipital bone first three. Sagittal view of the vertebral column.

Region

vertebral column

Structure

atlas and axis

View

sagittal

System

bone, joint, meninges, peripheral nerves

Focus

atlanto-occipital joint, atlanto-axial joint, tectorial membrane, transverse ligament of atlas

Structures labelled on this plate

• Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane
• Membrana tectoria
• Crus superius of transverse ligament
• Apical odont. lig
• Ant. arch of atlas
• Odontoid process of axis
• Articular cavity
• Transverse ligament
• Anterior atlanto-axial ligament
• Intervertebral fibrocartilage
• Anterior longitudinal ligament
• Superficial layer of membrana tectoria
• Canalis hypoglossi
• Occip- bone
• Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
• Posterior arch of atlas
• Vert art
• Suboccipital nerve
• Posterior atlanto-axial lig
• Arch of axis
• Body of 3rd cerv. vert
• Posterior longitudinal ligament

Source: After Gray's Anatomy (1918). Public domain (Gray's Anatomy, 1918), modernized rendering.