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Atlas

Type
Bone
Japanese
環椎
Reading
かんつい
English
Atlas
Latin
Atlas
Also called
C1
Main functions
Head rotation / Neck movement

Connections

Part of

  • Cervical vertebrae (C1–C7)

Articulates with

  • Occipital bone
  • Axis

Connected by

  • Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane
  • Cruciform ligament of the atlas
  • Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane
  • Transverse ligament of the atlas

Muscles inserting here

  • Longus colli
  • Obliquus capitis inferior

Muscles arising here

  • Obliquus capitis superior
  • Rectus capitis anterior
  • Rectus capitis lateralis
  • Rectus capitis posterior minor

Articles

A dedicated article on this structure is in preparation.

Also mentioned in

  • Obliquus capitis inferior and superior: position and function
  • Obliquus Capitis Inferior: Origin, Rotation and Suboccipital Triangle
  • What is the cervical spine (spina)? Explain locations, locations, English, etc. with human anatomy diagrams
  • Posterior atlanto-occipital membrane and the vertebral artery
  • Apical ligament of the dens: position and surrounding ligaments in 3D
  • Rectus capitis anterior and lateralis: position and function
  • Rectus capitis posterior major and minor: origin, action
  • What Is the Anterior Atlanto-Occipital Ligament? Location and Function
  • Transverse ligament of the atlas: position and the cruciform ligament

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