Anterior atlantooccipital membrane

Anterior atlantooccipital membrane
Anterior atlantooccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Membrana atlantooccipitalis anterior
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_08/12521988
TA	A03.1.08.002
FMA	25005
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The anterior atlantooccipital membrane (anterior atlantooccipital ligament) is broad and composed of densely woven fibers, which pass between the anterior margin of the foramen magnum above, and the upper border of the anterior arch of the atlas below.

Laterally, it is continuous with the articular capsules.

In front, it is strengthened in the middle line by a strong, rounded cord, which connects the basilar part of the occipital bone to the tubercle on the anterior arch of the atlas.

This membrane is in relation in front with the rectus capitis anterior muscles, behind with the alar ligaments.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

Anatomy diagram: 25420.000-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier

Joints and ligaments of the head and neck

Temporomandibular	Capsule Articular disk Lateral Temporomandibular ligament Medial Sphenomandibular ligament Stylomandibular ligament

Atlanto-occipital	capsule membranes (anterior atlantoöccipital membrane posterior atlantoöccipital membrane)

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