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The vertebrae in the neck are called cervicle vertebrae. There are 6 of them altogether. The first two (going downward from the skull) are called the atlas and the axis. The rest are just name by their order. Eg: C1 (Atlas), C2 (Axis), C3, C4.....
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∙ 13y agoThey are known as the Cervical vertebrae, with the first one normally designated C1 is sometimes know as the Atlas and the second C2 as the Axis, which allows the head it's up, down, left and right movement.
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∙ 11y agoThere are 7 (seven) cervical (neck) vertebrae in the human neck.
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∙ 14y agoCervical vertebrae. There are 7, designated as C1 through C7.
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∙ 14y agothe vertebrae in the neck is called cervical vertebrae.
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∙ 12y agoVertebra of the neck are called cervical vertebra and are 7 in number.
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∙ 15y agoCervical vertebrae
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What is neck vertebra?
A neck vertebra is a cervical vertebra, one of the bones of the spinal column in the neck.
What is vertebra prominent?
The seventh cervical vertebra is called as vertebra prominens. This vertebra has the long and prominent spine. This spine can be felt at the joint of the neck and thorax.
Do all mammals have the same number of neck vertebra?
I'm not sure if they do but a giraffe and a human both have seven so I'm guessing they do.
What is the name of the neck bone commonly snapped in movies?
The name of that bone is axis. The second cervical vertebra. The dens is broken to kill the opponent.
What is the typical vertebral surface not found in the atlas?
Body of the vertebra. It is fused with the Axis vertebra. Axis being the second vertebra.
What is neck vertebra?
A neck vertebra is a cervical vertebra, one of the bones of the spinal column in the neck.
What is vertebra prominent?
The seventh cervical vertebra is called as vertebra prominens. This vertebra has the long and prominent spine. This spine can be felt at the joint of the neck and thorax.
How many bone in human neck?
There are seven cervical (neck) vertebra.
Did Jason Derulo break his neck?
He was practising for a concert when he fractured a vertebra in his neck
What do the bones in the human neck look like?
The vertebra
What is the last neck bone?
C7. (The seventh cervical vertebra.)
How many bones in the neck bone?
There are seven cervical (neck) vertebra.
What is another name for the C1 vertebra?
The first Cervicalvertebrae..............Neck...........................Altis
Where is the base of neck?
Bend your head forward and run your hand down your neck. One vertebra sticks out more than the rest. That is the base of your neck.
Which has more bones a giraffe neck or a mouses neck?
a giraffes neck has more bones than a mouses neck Actually, they both have 5 cervical vertebra.
The odontoid process is found on the?
A small, toothlike, upward projection from the second vertebra of the neck around which the first vertebra rotates. Meaning it is located on the C2 which is the Axis.
How do owl's neck rotate?
because they have 14 cervical vertebra and adapted blood vessels and muscles
