CERVICAL SPINE-APICAL & ALAR LIGAMENTS
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SUMMARY
1. Apical ligament: attaches from the apex of the dens to the anterior margin of the foramen magnum. This is a remnant of the notochord.
2. Alar ligaments: attaches to either side of the apical ligament at the apex of the dens to the foramen magnum. These limit the rotation of the head.
Image: Dr. Appukutty Manickam.
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.
