The Atlanto-axial joint is of a complicated nature, comprising no fewer than four distinct joints. There is a pivot articulation between the odontoid process of the axis and the ring formed by the anterior arch and the transverse ligament of the atlas. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanto-axial_joint ]
Synonyms: atlanto axial joint atlantoaxial joint
Term information
- SCTID:361832004
- GAID:250
- MESH:D001268
- Wikipedia:Atlanto-axial_joint
- FMA:25524
- NCIT:C32157
pheno_slim
articulatio atlantoepistrophica
articulatio atlantoaxialis
median atlanto-axial joint
lateral atlanto-axial joint
atlantoaxial
Term relations
- skeletal joint
- connects some vertebral bone 2
- connects some vertebral bone 1
- part of some postcranial axial skeletal system