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Dens here provides a pivot for rotation of the first cervical vertebra?
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wrong . 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."
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The first cervical vertebra is called the axis?
Yes it is called the atlas
How many bones in cervical spine?
Seven. The first vertebra being the Atlas and the second being the Axis.
The transverse processes of the first cervical vertebra are also known as the?
Ventral Arches
What bone feature of the second cervical vertebrae articulates with the first cervical vertebrae?
The occipital bone articulates with the first cervical vertebra. This articulation happens at a marking on the occipital bone called the occipital condyle.
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 provides a pivot for the 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."
Is the atlas classified as a cervical vertebra?
Yes the atlas is the first cervical vertebra known as C1.
Which cranial bone houses the condyles that articulate with first cervical vertebra?
The occipital condyles of the occipital bones articulate with the first cervical vertebra.
Which vertebra articulates with the occipital bone?
The first cervical vertebra, called C1 or the atlas, articulates with the occipital bone.
What is the first bone of the cervical column?
The vertebrae are the backbones. The cervical vertebrae are at the top. The skull rests on and turns on the first cervical vertebra, called "C1". C1 is tied to the second cervical vertebra, called "C2", which allows, the head to turn far to each side by a special arrangement of bone and ligaments. C3, C4, and C5 are regular vertebrae, but smaller than those further down the spine.
The first cervical vertebra is called the axis?
Yes it is called the atlas
How many bones in cervical spine?
Seven. The first vertebra being the Atlas and the second being the Axis.
The transverse processes of the first cervical vertebra are also known as the?
Ventral Arches
Referring to the skull what is the atlas?
It is the the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine.
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.
What bone feature of the second cervical vertebrae articulates with the first cervical vertebrae?
The occipital bone articulates with the first cervical vertebra. This articulation happens at a marking on the occipital bone called the occipital condyle.
Where is the atlas vertebrae found?
It's the first cervical vertebra located just beneath the skull
