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What is another name for the second cervical vertebra?
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
What special name are given to 1st and 2nd cervical vertebra?
The first cervical vertebra is called the atlas, after the Greek mythological figure who held up the heavens. The second cervical vertebra is called the axis, as it allows the head to rotate from side to side.
Dens here provides a pivot for rotation of the first cervical vertebra?
Atlaswrong . the correct answer is axis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_(anatomy)) "It forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates."
Which vertebra has a dens?
The axis has a dens, which provides a pivot for the atlas.
What cervical vertebra has a tooth-like projection on its superior surface?
The second cervical vertebra (C2), also called the axis, has a projection on it's superior surface called a dens that creates a pivot joint with the vertebra above it (C1), also known as the atlas. The pivot joint between these two vertebra allows 45 degrees of rotation in each direction, which is half the possible rotation of the head.
What is another name for the second cervical vertebra?
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
What special name are given to 1st and 2nd cervical vertebra?
The first cervical vertebra is called the atlas, after the Greek mythological figure who held up the heavens. The second cervical vertebra is called the axis, as it allows the head to rotate from side to side.
What is second vertebrae called?
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
What vertebra has a dens?
2nd cervical vertebra (axis) has dens (also called odontoid process).
What are the different vertebrae in the back bone?
You have 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae, 5 lumber vertebrae, 1 sacrum and 1 coccyx. The first cervical vertebra is called as atlas vertebra. The second one is called as axis vertebra.
Dens here provides a pivot for rotation of the first cervical vertebra?
Atlaswrong . the correct answer is axis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_(anatomy)) "It forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates."
What does the first vertebra pivot around when head moves side to side?
The first cervical vertebra, called the atlas, pivots around the second cervical vertebra, known as the axis, when the head moves from side to side. This unique joint allows for the head's rotational movements.
What is the first bone of the cervical column?
The vertebrae are the backbones. The cervical vertebrae are at the top. The skull rests on and turns on the first cervical vertebra, called "C1". C1 is tied to the second cervical vertebra, called "C2", which allows, the head to turn far to each side by a special arrangement of bone and ligaments. C3, C4, and C5 are regular vertebrae, but smaller than those further down the spine.
What vertebra would you find the odontoid process?
axis the second cervical vertebra.
Where is the axis located in your body it sits on a bone?
The axis is the second cervical vertebra in the spine, located just below the atlas (the first cervical vertebra). It is named after its function as it allows the head to rotate on top of the spine.
What provides a pivot for the rotation of the first cervical vertebra?
Atlaswrong . the correct answer is axis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_(anatomy)) "It forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates."
Which vertebra has a dens?
The axis has a dens, which provides a pivot for the atlas.
