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 ]
Synonyms: craniovertebral joint occipito atlantal joint occipito-atlantal joint articulatio atlanto-occipitalis atlantooccipital joint atlanto occipital joint
Term information
- SCTID:361831006
- NCIT:C32158
- ncithesaurus:Atlanto-occipital_Joint-Atlanto
- Wikipedia:Atlanto-occipital_joint
- FMA:24939
Term relations
- lateral structure
- synovial joint
- BSPO_0000126 some cervical region of vertebral column
- connects some vertebral bone 1
- connects some occipital bone
- part of some postcranial axial skeletal system