The articulationes atlantoaxiales consist of two joints - articulatio atlantoaxialis mediana et articulatio atlantoaxialis lateralis.The articulatio atlantoaxialis mediana is formed by:Fovea dentisFacies articularis anterior dentisFacies articularis posterior dentisLigamentum transversum atlantisAlso, this articulatio is surrounded by capsula articularis.The joint is fixated by:Ligamentum apicis dentisLigamenta alariaLigamentum cruciforme atlantisMembrana tectoria - covers all of the ligaments mentioned above; it starts from the clivus pars basilaris ossis occipitalis and ends in the posterior surface of the corpus axis, then continuing downwards as the ligamentum longitudinale posterius.The articulatio atlantoaxialis lateralis is formed by:Facies articularis inferior atlantisFacies articularis superior axisThis joint is surrounded by capsula articularis as well.Both articulationes atlantoaxial

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