Usually means: Connects skull to cervical vertebrae.
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  2. Alar ligament: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. alar ligament: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Alar ligament)

noun:  In anatomy, the alar ligaments are ligaments which connect the dens (a bony protrusion on the second cervical vertebra) to tubercles on the medial side of the occipital condyle.


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