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From: Morphology of the transverse ligament of the atlas and the alar ligaments in the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes var)

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Craniocervical junction in a silver fox. Dorsal view of atlantooccipital and atlantoaxial joints. Dorsal vertebral arch of atlas and spinal cord were removed. Occipital squama (sq), occipital condyles (OC) and wings of atlas (A) are marked for orientation. The apical ligament of the dens (lad), the transverse ligament of the atlas (lta) and the left and right alar ligaments (la-sin and la-dex, respectively) are presented. Please notice the central widening of the lta.

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