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Where is the 'Atlas' bone in the human body located?
around the cervical area, C1, that holds up your head. Not really an answer! now I have to ask:"where is the cervical area C1?" C1 is the topmost vertebra. Along with C2, it attaches the skull to the spine. How about a picture or diagram? Thanks!
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 the different freely movable joints in your spine?
The spine is made up of boney vertebra: Cervical spine, Thoracic spine, and Lumbar spine.
Function of the Vertebra?
In short, the vertebrae protects the spinal chord, provides support to the body as a whole, and serves as a place to which the pectoral and pelvic girdles as well as many muscles attach. from, Rachel; MN
How many cervical vertebrae are there in a normal adult?
In a human it is 7 vertebrae that make up the bones in the neck. Additional "factoids": Giraffes also have only 7 vertebrae in their necks/cervical spine, the difference is each one can be ten inches long! Swans can have as many as 25 vertebral bones in the neck and amphibians can have only one. There are 7 vertebra in the cervical region.
Where is the 'Atlas' bone in the human body located?
around the cervical area, C1, that holds up your head. Not really an answer! now I have to ask:"where is the cervical area C1?" C1 is the topmost vertebra. Along with C2, it attaches the skull to the spine. How about a picture or diagram? Thanks!
Where is the cervical area C1 that holds up your head?
The cervix does not hold up the head
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 vertebra of the neck?
The vertebrae in the neck are called cervicle vertebrae. There are 6 of them altogether. The first two (going downward from the skull) are called the atlas and the axis. The rest are just name by their order. Eg: C1 (Atlas), C2 (Axis), C3, C4.....
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).
What is the function of the axis in the vertebra?
to be able to move your head up and down
What is the the different freely movable joints in your spine?
The spine is made up of boney vertebra: Cervical spine, Thoracic spine, and Lumbar spine.
Are there 8 cervical vertebra?
The cervical vertebra which make up the cervical spine are similar to other vertebra. They are numbered C1-C7.C1 is formed somewhat differently as it forms a "ring" that supports the skull. It has almost no body. It is called the Atlas. (Atlas carried the world on his back).C2 has a "tooth" called the dens or odontoid process. The dens sticks up like a finger into the "ring". The two together also allow the head to move. For example, when a person looks to the left or right. C2 is called the Axis.C3-C6 all are the same. C7 has a projection called the vertebral prominence. This can be felt near the middle between the scapulae. It is a landmark for C7.
Function of the Vertebra?
In short, the vertebrae protects the spinal chord, provides support to the body as a whole, and serves as a place to which the pectoral and pelvic girdles as well as many muscles attach. from, Rachel; MN
What holds the hood up?
The top of your head does usually.
What spinal curvature develops as an infant begins to hold up his or her head?
The thoracic and sacral curvatures are obvious at birth. The cervical curvature develops when a baby begins to hold its head up independently, and the lumbar curvature develops when the baby learns to walk.
What is C1-8?
Peripheral neurons are bundled together to make up the 31 pairs.Each pair of nerves is named for the vertebra from which it exits. C1-8. These nerves enter from the eight cervical or neck vertebrae.
