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Neurosurgery 21

Q.  Identify the ligaments supporting the occipito-atlantoaxial joints:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. 

a. dorsal atlantoaxial ligament

b. transverse ligament

c. paired alar ligaments

d. apical ligament

e. lateral atlanto-occipital ligament

 

Small Animal Surgery, 2nd edition.  Fossum et al.  Mosby 2002: pp 1251

Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog, 3rd edition.  Evans.  Saunders 1993: p 227