occipitoatlantal joint
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Spinal manipulation — is a therapeutic intervention performed on synovial joints in the spinal column. The most commonly cited of these are the zygapophysial joints. However, the occipitoatlantal, atlantoaxial, lumbosacral, sacroiliac, costotransverse and… … Wikipedia
articulatio atlantooccipitalis — [TA] atlanto occipital joint: either of two joints, each formed by a superior articular pit of the atlas and a condyle of the occipital bone; called also craniovertebral, occipitoatlantal, or Cruveilhier joint … Medical dictionary