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atlanto-axial joint
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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 ]
Term info
Label
atlanto-axial joint
Synonyms
- atlanto axial joint
- atlantoaxial joint
Subsets
pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Gray304.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
articulatio atlantoepistrophica, articulatio atlantoaxialis, median atlanto-axial joint, lateral atlanto-axial joint, atlantoaxial
id
UBERON:0003694
Term relations
Subclass of:
- skeletal joint
- anatomical entity
- connects some vertebral bone 2
- connects some vertebral bone 1
- part of some postcranial axial skeletal system