name	tectorial_membrane
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 membrane_of_vertebral_column 
nameMedicineSynonym []	Apparatus ligamentosus weitbrechti
organNo []	21964
speciesNo []	86
ACC []	cy0002359
label [med]	Membrana tectoria
label [en]	tectorial membrane
comment [de]	Fortsetzung des hinteren Längsbands der Wirbelsäule zwischen Axis und Vorderrand des Foramen magnum
nameEnglishSynonym []	posterior occipitoaxial ligament
comment [en]	The upper continuation of the anterior part of the posterior longitudinal ligament attached to the upper surface of the basilar portion of the occipital bone and the bodies of the second and third cervical vertebrae; it forms a "roof" over the median atlantoaxial joint
isPartOf	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de/system#skeletal_system
isPartOf	median_atlanto-axial_joint
isPartOf	atlanto-axial_joint_right_and_left