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What joint connects the atlas to occipital condyle?
The occipital condyles allow the head to turn side to side.
Its oval-shaped protrusions articulate with the atlas?
The condyles of the occipital bone articulate with the atlas.
What bony projections is smooth in order to articulate with another bone?
Condyle
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.
The medial condyle of the femur articulates with the medial condyle of the?
The medial condyle of the tibia
Do only reptiles have a single occipital condyle?
they have 1 occipital condyle
What joint connects the atlas to occipital condyle?
The occipital condyles allow the head to turn side to side.
What articulation between skull and first vertebra?
occipital condyle
Its oval-shaped protrusions articulate with the atlas?
The condyles of the occipital bone articulate with the atlas.
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.
What bony projections is smooth in order to articulate with another bone?
Condyle
What is the rounded processes on the skull that articulate with the atlas?
Occipital condyles
What is oval-shaped protrusions articulate with atlas?
occipital bone
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.
The occipital condyles lay on which bone?
The occipital condyles "lay on", or articulate with, the lateral masses of the first cervical vertebra, also known as atlas.
What the function of the occipital?
The function of the occipial condyle is to join the first cervical vertebra, (first bone on the neck), to enable the head to move relative to the neck.
What does the vertebral column articulate with?
It articulates with each vertebra. Plus the occipital bone of the skull and the 12 pairs of ribs.
