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atlanto-occipital joint
- Term ID
- UBERON:0000220
- Synonyms
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- articulatio atlantooccipitalis
- atlanto occipital joint
- atlantooccipital joint
- occipito atlantal joint
- occipito-atlantal joint
- Definition
- The Atlanto-occipital joint (articulation between the atlas and the occipital bone) consists of a pair of condyloid joints. The atlanto-occipital joint is a synovial joint. The ligaments connecting the bones are: Two Articular capsules; Posterior atlantoöccipital membrane; Anterior atlantoöccipital membrane; Lateral atlantoöccipital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanto-occipital_joint
- References
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- Atlanto-occipital:joint
- NCIT:C32158
- UMLS:C0004169
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0004169
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/361831006
- ncithesaurus:Atlanto-occipital_Joint-Atlanto
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