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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 ]

Synonyms: atlanto axial joint, atlantoaxial joint

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pheno_slim

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Gray304.png

has related synonym

articulatio atlantoepistrophica, articulatio atlantoaxialis, median atlanto-axial joint, lateral atlanto-axial joint, atlantoaxial

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UBERON:0003694

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Atlanto-axial joint