Group · Joints & ligaments
Median atlanto-axial joint
Articulatio atlantoaxialis mediana
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Part of
- Joints of vertebral column
DescriptionUnreviewed
There are three atlanto-axial joints: one median and two lateral:
The median atlanto-axial joint is sometimes considered a triple joint:
- one between the posterior surface of the anterior arch of atlas and the front of the odontoid process
- one between the anterior surface of the ligament and the back of the odontoid process
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Names
- Latin
- Articulatio atlantoaxialis mediana
- English
- Median atlanto-axial joint
- French
- Articulation atlanto-axiale médiane
- Spanish
- Articulación atlanto-axial mediana
- Portuguese
- Articulação atlanto-axial mediana