Identify and describe the three articulations of the atlantoaxial joint
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: The three articulations of the atlantoaxial joint are the two lateral joints, which are formed by the
facets (synovial), and the median articulation formed by the pivot of the dens (odontoid process)
within the fibro-osseous ring of the anterior axis and the transverse ligament.
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