Uberon 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.;
Uberon synonym : atlanto axial joint; atlantoaxial joint;
Uberon related term : articulatio atlantoaxialis; median atlanto-axial joint; atlantoaxial; lateral atlanto-axial joint; articulatio atlantoepistrophica;
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.