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PRACTICAL ANATOMY. 



Occipito- 



atlantal 



capsular 



ligament 



The anterior oblique 

 or lateral oceipito- 

 atlantal ligament 



Atlanto-axoidean 

 capsular ligament 



Capsular ligaments of 

 articular processes 

 between axis and 

 the third, the third 

 and fourth, and the 

 fourth and fifth cer- 

 vical vertebrae 



Continuation of 

 the anterior 

 common liga- 

 ment of the 

 vertebral 

 column 



Anterior oceipi- 

 to-atlantal 

 ligament 



Anterior atlanto- 

 axoidean ligament 



BODY OF AXIS 



Short vertebral 

 ligament 



Anterior common 

 ligament 



FIG. 339. ANTERIOR VIEW OF THE UPPER KND OK THE SPINE. 



The interartioular 

 ligament 



The superior or anterior 

 costo-tranaverse ligaments 



The stellate ligament 



Fro. MO- SIIO\VIN<; THE ANIIKIHK COMMON I.ICAMKNT OK THE SPINE, AND THE CONNECTION 



OK THE RlliS \VITII I III Yl K I I 1 



