The atlas bone is located at the top of the spinal cord. The purpose of this bone is support the weight of the head so it does not crush the spinal cord.
The occipital bone of the skull articulates with the atlas, which is the first cervical vertebra. This joint allows for the nodding motion of the head.
The atlas is the top bone of the spine, so the opposite would be the coccyx.
The occipital bone?
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The vertebrae as a whole are considered irregular bones.
occipital
No it doesn't. The atlas is the first cervical vertebra and the only one with no spinous process.
The atlas bone (named after Atlas in Greek mythology who held up the world). The first of the cervical vertebrae are the smallest vertebrae.
occipital bone
The atlas is the very top vertebra in your spine. The head or skull rests on it, and is allowed to move in many directions. The atlas sits upon the axis vertebra - between them, they allow much more rotational movement than do other vertebrae. Also, the actual brain stem extends down into the atlas/axis pair. The spinal cord begins at the bottom of the axis bone.
The first cervical vertebra, called C1 or the atlas, articulates with the occipital bone.
I'm pretty sure it is called the Atlas bone, right where the skull meets the neck.