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The embryonic body of the atlas fuses with the axis and becomes what?
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The first cervical vertebra is called the axis?
Yes it is called the atlas
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 the difference between atlas and axis?
1.atlas has no vertebral body and spinous process since axis has both. 2.atlas form movement to indicated ''yes'',axis is moving the hed to signify ''no''.
What special name are given to 1st and 2nd cervical vertebra?
The first is called the atlas and the second is the axis.
Are axis and atlas part of cervical vertebra?
The Atlas is designed to allow a nodding movement, whilst the axis below it has the odontoid peg on it to allow shaking, or rotational movement of the skull.
Which group of vertebrae includes the atlas and axis?
The atlas and axis are among the cervical vertebrae.
The first cervical vertebra is called the axis?
Yes it is called the atlas
What bone's articulate with the atlas?
The atlas articulates with the axis. The atlas is the first cervical vertebra and articulates with the skull superiorly, and the axis (the second cervical vertebra) inferiorly. The joint between the atlas and axis, dubbed the atlanto-axial joint, is responsible for the increased range of motion of the skull (turning your head left/right, and nodding up/down).The order of the atlas and axis can be remembered because, beginning from the skull, these two cervical vertebrae are in alphabetical order (aTlas then 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 the difference between atlas and axis?
1.atlas has no vertebral body and spinous process since axis has both. 2.atlas form movement to indicated ''yes'',axis is moving the hed to signify ''no''.
What special name are given to 1st and 2nd cervical vertebra?
The first is called the atlas and the second is the axis.
What is the function of the atlas and axis?
Articulation of the head.
Are axis and atlas part of cervical vertebra?
The Atlas is designed to allow a nodding movement, whilst the axis below it has the odontoid peg on it to allow shaking, or rotational movement of the skull.
What type of movement occurs between the atlas and the dens of the axis?
There is rotation of head around the dens of the axis. Dens is actually derived from the body of the atlas vertebra.
What permits the flexibility of the vertebral column?
the axis and atlas
Where are pivot joints found in?
Between the atlas and the axis
What joint is an intervertebral joint?
Between atlas and axis
