Give the new name acquired by each of the following ligaments as it passes cephalad to the axis: anterior longitudinal ligament, posterior longitudinal ligament, ligamentum flavum, and supraspinous
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: The anterior longitudinal ligament becomes the anterior atlantoaxial ligament at C2. The posterior
longitudinal ligament becomes the tectoral membrane at C2. The ligamentum flavum becomes the
posterior atlantoaxial ligament at C2. The supraspinous ligament becomes the ligamentum nuchae
at C7.
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