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When the head is moved from side to side the first vertebra pivots around the what of the second vertebra?
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The Dens of the second Vertebrae.
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Head moved side to side first vertebra pivots around?
around the dens of the second vertebra. Is that is the full question?
When the head is moved from side to side the first vertebra pivots around the?
odontoid process
Why does the head pivots on the second vertebrae?
The second vertebrae has a dens (meaning tooth) which sticks up into the ring made by the atlas (the first vertebra). The head can pivot with this type of joint. A person can nod the head "no".
When the head is moved from side to side the first vertebrae pivots around the what of the second vertebrae?
The dens or odontoid process.
The odontoid process is found on the?
A small, toothlike, upward projection from the second vertebra of the neck around which the first vertebra rotates. Meaning it is located on the C2 which is the Axis.
What is second vertebrae called?
The name of the second vertebrae is called the axis.
Where is the odontoid process found?
The odontoid process is found on the upper surface of the second vertebra. The odontoid process and together with the first cervical vertebra enables the head to move.
What does the first vertebra pivot around when head moves side to side?
dens
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.
The spinal cord extends from the -------- of the skull to the ------------- region of the vertebral column?
It extends from the medulla oblongata to the first or second lumbar vertebra (L1 or L2).
What special name are given to 1st and 2nd cervical vertebra?
The first is called the atlas and the second is the axis.
Is the atlas classified as a cervical vertebra?
Yes the atlas is the first cervical vertebra known as C1.
