Articular cartilage of the atlas
Cartilago articularis
The smooth hyaline cartilage covering a bone end inside a joint, on which the joint moves.
About the articular cartilage of the atlas of the horse
Articular cartilage of the atlas is a cartilage of the neck (neck), a single structure on the midline. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Cartilago articularis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the horse, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- The joint surfaces of the bones.
- Action
- The smooth hyaline cartilage covering a bone end inside a joint, on which the joint moves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Articular cartilage of the atlas
- Latin (NAV)
- Cartilago articularis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the articular cartilage of the atlas
- What is the Latin name of the articular cartilage of the atlas?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the articular cartilage of the atlas is called Cartilago articularis.
- Where is the articular cartilage of the atlas of the horse?
- Articular cartilage of the atlas is a cartilage of the neck (neck), a single structure on the midline.
See the articular cartilage of the atlas inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
