====== Tectorial membrane ======

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The tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint (occipitoaxial ligaments) is situated within the [[vertebral canal]].

It is a broad, strong band which covers the [[dens]] and its [[ligament]]s, and appears to be a prolongation upward of the [[posterior longitudinal ligament]] of the vertebral column.

It is fixed, below, to the posterior surface of the body of the axis, and, expanding as it ascends, is attached to the [[basilar groove]] of the [[occipital bone]], in front of the [[foramen magnum]], where it blends with the cranial dura mater.

Its anterior surface is in relation with the [[transverse ligament]] of the [[atlas]], and its posterior surface with the [[dura mater]].
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The tectorial membrane, [[transverse ligament]], and [[alar ligament]]s play an important role in stabilizing the [[craniocervical junction]]

===== Tectorial Membrane Injury =====

see [[Tectorial Membrane Injury]].