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Posterior view of occipital bone, atlas and axis

Posterior view of occipital bone, atlas and axis — Osteology
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Posterior view of occipital bone, atlas and axis. Posterior view of the vertebral column.

Region
vertebral column
Structure
atlas and axis
View
posterior
System
bone, joint
Focus
occipital bone, posterior atlanto-occipital membrane, atlas, axis

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Occipital bone
  • Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
  • Transverse process of atlas
  • Groove for vertebral artery
  • Axis
  • Articular capsule

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.