Medicine:Anterior atlantooccipital membrane

From HandWiki
Revision as of 02:03, 5 February 2024 by StanislovAI (talk | contribs) (fix)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Anterior atlantooccipital membrane
Gray304.png
Anterior atlantooccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament
Details
Identifiers
LatinMembrana atlantooccipitalis anterior
Anatomical terminology

The anterior atlantooccipital membrane (anterior atlantooccipital ligament[citation needed]) is a broad, dense[1] membrane extending between the anterior margin of the foramen magnum (superiorly), and (the superior margin of[2]) the anterior arch of atlas (inferiorly).[3][2][1]

The membrane helps limit excessive movement at the atlanto-occipital joints.[3]

Anatomy

Structure

It is composed of broad, densely woven fibers; especially towards the midline[3] where the membrane is continuous medially with the anterior longitudinal ligament.[3][1] It is innervated by the cervical spinal nerve 1.[2]

Relations

Medially, it is continuous with the anterior longitudinal ligament.[3][1]

A: Anterior atlantooccipital membrane

Laterally, it is blends with either articular capsule.[1]

This membrane is in relation in anteriorly with the rectus capitis anterior muscles, and posteriorly with the alar ligaments.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 840. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sinnatamby, Chummy (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. pp. 426. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. pp. 99. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3. 

External links