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membrana tectoria
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membrana tectoria
[membrā′nə]
Etymology: L, membrana, thin skin, tectorium, a covering
1 also called occipitoaxial ligament. the broad, strong ligament covering the dens and helping to connect the axis to the occipital bone of the skull.
2 a spiral membrane projecting from the vestibular lip of the cochlea over the organ of Corti.


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2) Posteriorly, the tectorial membrane originates on C2 and extends to the clivus.
MRI in acute spinal trauma by Hollingshead, Michael C.; Castillo, Mauricio / Applied Radiology
[6,8] More specifically, type II collagen is a significant component of the osseous spiral lamina, the spiral limbus, and the tectorial membrane.
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