atlanto-occipital joint

Preferred Label : atlanto-occipital joint;

Uberon 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;

Uberon synonym : craniovertebral joint; atlantooccipital joint; occipito atlantal joint; articulatio atlanto-occipitalis; occipito-atlantal joint; atlanto occipital joint;

Details

Origin ID

0000220;

UMLS CUI

C0004169;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Atlanto-Occipital Joint [NCIt concept]
- Atlanto-Occipital joint [MeSH concept]
- Atlanto-Occipital joint [ICHI extension code]
- Atlanto-occipital joint [FMA entity]
- Atlantooccipital joint [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Atlantooccipital joint structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- atlanto-occipital joint [MeSH Descriptor]
- atlantooccipital joint [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Atlanto-Occipital Joint [NCIt concept]
- Atlanto-Occipital joint [MeSH concept]
- Atlanto-occipital joint [FMA entity]
- Atlantooccipital joint structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- atlanto-occipital joint [MeSH Descriptor]
- atlantooccipital joint [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Atlanto-Occipital Joint [NCIt concept]
- Atlanto-occipital joint [FMA entity]
- Entire atlantooccipital joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
connects
- occipital bone [UBERON concept]
- vertebral bone 1 [UBERON concept]
has part
- cruciate ligament of atlas [UBERON concept]
in lateral side of
- cervical region of vertebral column [UBERON concept]
part of
- cervical region of vertebral column [UBERON concept]

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