Tectorial membrane Deeper
(accessory) part of tectorial membrane (atlantoaxial ligament), Posterior longitudinal ligament, Alar ligaments, Atlas (C1), Axis (C2), Superior longitudinal band, Transverse
ligament of atlas Inferior longitudinal band, Cruciate ligament, Apical ligament of dens, Alar ligament, Posterior articular facet of dens (for transverse ligament of atlas), Anterior tubercle of atlas Alar ligament, Synovial
cavities, Transverse ligament of atlas, Dens, Atlas (C1), Axis (C2), Upper part of vertebral canal with spinous processes and parts of vertebral arches removed to expose ligaments on posterior
vertebral bodies: posterior view.
Principal part of tectorial membrane removed to expose deeper
ligaments: posterior view, Median atlantoaxial joint: superior view, Cruciate
ligament removed to show deeper ligaments: posterior view, Capsule
of atlantooccipital joint, Capsule of zygapophysial joint (C2–3), Clivus, Anterior
atlantooccipital ligament.
