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neck, fibres of the same material, pass downwards and 

 forwards, to be attached to the upper surface of all the 

 different cervical vertebrae, except the atlas, forming a 

 lamellar part, which lies in the middle line dividing 



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Fig. 22. — The cervical ligament, and bones to which it is 

 attached (from Leisering). o, occipital crest of skull ; 

 1 to 7, the seven cervical vertebrae ; s, spinous processes 

 of the anterior dorsal vertebras. 



the muscles of each side of the neck. This structure, 

 though called a ligament for want of a better mame, 

 differs from the true ligaments, which connect bones 



