See Also: transverse ligament of the atlas(medicine)
cruciate ligament of the atlas(medicine)
cruciform ligament of atlas(medicine)
transverse ligament of leg(medicine)
transverse ligament of perineum(medicine)
transverse ligament of knee(medicine)
transverse ligament of elbow(medicine)
transverse ligament of acetabulum(medicine)
transverse metatarsal ligament(medicine)
transverse crural ligament(medicine)

transverse ligament of the atlas (medicine)


transverse ligament of the atlas
Thick, strong, centrally flattened band spanning the vertebral foramen of the atlas as it extends from the medial aspect of one lateral mass to the other, passing dorsal to the dens with which it articulates; it forms the dorsal portion of the opening for the dens, tightly embracing its neck. It forms a part of the "cross-bar" of the cruciform ligament of the atlas.

See: cruciform ligament of atlas.

Synonym: ligamentum transversum atlantis, Lauth's ligament, transverse atlantal ligament.