Atlanto-occipital joint | |
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Details | |
System | Skeletal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | articulatio atlantooccipitalis |
MeSH | D001269 |
TA98 | A03.1.08.001 |
TA2 | 1630 |
FMA | 24939 |
Anatomical terminology |
The atlanto-occipital joint (Articulatio atlantooccipitalis) is an articulation between the atlas bone and the occipital bone. It consists of a pair of condyloid joints. It is a synovial joint.