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to be able to move your head up and down
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause this is in human anatomy i am going to assume you are referring to the second cervical vertebra in the spinal column. It allows the head and neck to rotate or turn and shake
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∙ 11y agoit anchors muscles and forms the ridges of spinal column felt under the skin. the dens is the peg like projection that forms a pivot joint with the atlas.
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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 the dens odontoid process?
Since the dens is part of the Axis vertebra (and project up in the first vertebra, the Atlas vertebra that supports the skull) it is called the Dens Axis
What vertebra has a dens?
2nd cervical vertebra (axis) has dens (also called odontoid process).
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 a volcano functions?
A volcano function is a type of function, that is sometimes listed in a list of commonly encountered 'Parent Functions'. It is named that because it's graph starts at negative infinity and positive infinity on the x axis and some decimal on the y axis and grows more and more on the y axis as the coordinates get lesser and lesser on the x axis. This forms a volcano shape when the lines collide at some point on the y axis at a dome. This function is a 'floating' function. It may seem like it intersects the x axis, but it hovers over it from several points to only a small fraction of a point. The formula for a volcano function is f(x)=1/x^2. It is an even function, which means that it is symmetrical about the y-axis.
What is another name for the second cervical vertebra?
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
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.
Axis?
Vertebra 2
What is the dens odontoid process?
Since the dens is part of the Axis vertebra (and project up in the first vertebra, the Atlas vertebra that supports the skull) it is called the Dens Axis
The first cervical vertebra is called the axis?
Yes it is called the atlas
What vertebra would you find the odontoid process?
axis the second cervical vertebra.
The axis is the only vertebra with?
a dens
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).
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."
Where is the axis located on the body?
The Axis is the second vertebra in your spinal column right at the top.
Which vertebra has a dens?
The axis has a dens, which provides a pivot for the atlas.
