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The vertebrae as a whole are considered irregular bones.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoi believe that the atlas is an irregular bone, just like all the other bones in the vertebrae.
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What bone of the skull articulates with the atlas?
the occipital bone
What is the purpose of an Atlas bone?
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.
What is the first vertibrae of the vertibral column called?
The occipital bone?
What is the opposite of atlas?
The atlas is the top bone of the spine, so the opposite would be the coccyx.
What is the uppermost vertebrae called as?
The first back bone is called as atlas. The Atlas is said to have lifted the earth. This atlas 'lifts' the skull.
What is the three type of atlas?
world atlas countries atlas, regional atlas
What bone in the skull form a joint with a atlas?
occipital
Which bone joint help us move your head?
The atlas bone (named after Atlas in Greek mythology who held up the world). The first of the cervical vertebrae are the smallest vertebrae.
Does the atlas bone have spinous process?
No it doesn't. The atlas is the first cervical vertebra and the only one with no spinous process.
What is oval-shaped protrusions articulate with atlas?
occipital bone
What bone is the cranium connected to?
The Atlas
What is atypical about the atlas 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.
