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The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
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∙ 11y agothe name of 1st cervical is "atlas" and 2nd is"axis"
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∙ 8y agoThe second vertebra of the cervical vertebrae is called Axis
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∙ 9y agoThe second cervical vertebra is called as axis. You can identify the cervical vertebra by the foramen tranversarium. You can have the spot diagnosis of axis, as it has got dens.
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∙ 14y agoThe second cervical vertebra is called the axis.
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∙ 14y agothe axis is the second vertebra
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∙ 15y agoaxis
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∙ 13y agothe axis
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∙ 8y agoaxis
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What special name are given to 1st and 2nd cervical vertebra?
The first is called the atlas and the second is the axis.
Which one is the first vertebra of vertebral column?
The first vertebra is at the top of the neck. It is called cervical vertebra number one or C1. It also has a name and is called the atlas after the Greek god who held up the Earth. In this case the atlas supports the head.
What is another name for our throat?
Cervical.
What is another name for the C1 vertebra?
The first Cervicalvertebrae..............Neck...........................Altis
What is the common name of the second cervical vertebrae How is its name related to its function?
The second cervical vertebrae is commonly known as the Axis, It forms the pivot upon which C1 rotates. The movement of shaking or rotating the head left and right happens almost entirely at the joint between the atlas(C1) and the axis(C2).
What is the name of C1 vertebra?
Cervical 1 vertebrae
What is second vertebrae called?
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
What is the Latin name for the top set of vertebra?
Cervical
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 name of the cervical 1 vertebra?
1st cervical is called "ATLAS" ,it is derived from a greek word .
What special name are given to 1st and 2nd cervical vertebra?
The first is called the atlas and the second is the axis.
What cervical vertebrae is the atlas on?
The atlas is the first cervical vertebra (C1). It is named this because it is a large ring and holds the base of the skull. Atlas carried the "world on his shoulders" and the name fit.
What is the vertebra of the neck?
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.....
Which one is the first vertebra of vertebral column?
The first vertebra is at the top of the neck. It is called cervical vertebra number one or C1. It also has a name and is called the atlas after the Greek god who held up the Earth. In this case the atlas supports the head.
What is another name for our throat?
Cervical.
What is another name for the C1 vertebra?
The first Cervicalvertebrae..............Neck...........................Altis
NAME the 33 vertebra?
There are...7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar, 5 Sacral (fused together to make the Sacrum), and 4 Caudal also fused together to form the Coccyx, or tailbone.
