Espiral AtlasLateral mass of the atlas
massa lateralis atlantis
Study entry
Description
The two thick lateral parts that play the role of the body and support the skull.
Relations
The transverse ligament of the atlas stretches between them, passing between the dens and the cord.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras cervicales» y tabla 2-1
Other structures in this region
- Body of the cervical vertebra
- Pedicle of the cervical vertebra
- Lamina of the cervical vertebra
- Vertebral foramen (cervical)
- Spinous process of the cervical vertebra
- Transverse process of the cervical vertebra
- Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
- Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra