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Flashcards in Arthrology 13% Deck (12)
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1
Q

ligament located on front of bodies from atlas to occiput

A

anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) aka anterior atlanto occipital lig

2
Q

ligament located on back of vertebral bodies from axis to occiput

A

posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) aka membrana tectoria

3
Q

ligament from lamina to lamina

A

ligamentum flava

4
Q

ligament between SPs

A

interspinous

5
Q

interspinous ligament is thickest where

A

lumbars

6
Q

ligament from spinous process to spinous process C7 to occiput

A

ligamentum nuchae

7
Q

ligament from spinous process to spinous process

A

supraspinous

8
Q

holds dens in fovea dentis of atlas (across posterior dens)

A

transverse ligament

9
Q

ligament from body of C2 to occiput

A

cruciform

10
Q

from sides of dens to occiput aka check ligament (limits rotation)

A

alar

11
Q

ligament from tip of dens to rim of the occiput

A

apical dental

12
Q

toothed, ligament that anchors the spinal cord to the bony vertebral canal

A

denticulate