Body Region: Head & Skull

  • May 2, 2026
    The transverse ligament of the atlas is the thick horizontal band running between the medial tubercles of the C1 lateral…
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    The median cricothyroid ligament (cricothyroid membrane) is the fibro-elastic membrane connecting the lower border of the thyroid cartilage to the…
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    The atlantoaxial lateral joint capsules enclose the paired lateral atlantoaxial joints between the inferior articular facets of the atlas and…
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    The orbital septum is a thin fibrous membrane extending from the orbital rim periosteum (arcus marginalis) to the tarsal plates…
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    The ligamentum nuchae is the thick fibroelastic sagittal septum of the posterior neck, running from the external occipital protuberance and…
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    The zonule of Zinn (ciliary zonule) consists of hundreds of fine collagen fibres running from the ciliary body and pars…
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    The falx cerebri is the sickle-shaped dural fold projecting vertically downward from the inner skull vault into the longitudinal fissure…
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    The tentorium cerebelli is a dural tent-like fold separating the supratentorial compartment (cerebrum) from the infratentorial compartment (cerebellum and brainstem).…
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    The pterygomandibular raphe is a fibrous band running from the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate superiorly to the…
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    The medial canthal tendon (medial palpebral ligament) connects the tarsal plates of the upper and lower eyelids to the medial…

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