Preferred Name | atlanto-axial joint | |
Synonyms |
atlantoaxial median atlanto-axial joint articulatio atlantoepistrophica lateral atlanto-axial joint articulatio atlantoaxialis atlanto axial joint atlantoaxial joint |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003694 |
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database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0004168 Wikipedia:Atlanto-axial_joint NCIT:C32157 SCTID:361832004 MESH:D001268 FMA:25524 GAID:250 |
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depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Gray304.png |
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has_exact_synonym |
atlanto axial joint atlantoaxial joint |
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has_related_synonym |
atlantoaxial median atlanto-axial joint articulatio atlantoepistrophica lateral atlanto-axial joint articulatio atlantoaxialis |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0003694 |
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label |
atlanto-axial joint |
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notation |
UBERON:0003694 |
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prefLabel |
atlanto-axial joint |
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textual definition |
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. |
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