atlanto-occipital membrane
(ăt-lăn′tō-ŏk-sĭp′ĭ-tl)- The fibrous layer extending from the anterior arch of the atlas to the anterior margin of the great foramen.
- The fibrous membrane that attaches between the posterior arch of the atlas and the posterior margin of the great foramen.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.