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Does the dens articulate with the axis?

No


Which feature is unique to the axis?

Dens are unique to the axis.


What is the dens odontoid process?

Since the dens is part of the Axis vertebra (and project up in the first vertebra, the Atlas vertebra that supports the skull) it is called the Dens Axis


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.


Which vertebra has a dens?

The axis has a dens, which provides a pivot for the atlas.


What is os odontoideum?

when dens is separated from body of axis


What vertebra has a dens?

2nd cervical vertebra (axis) has dens (also called odontoid process).


The embryonic body of the atlas fuses with the axis and becomes what?

The embryonic body of the atlas fuses with the axis to form the odontoid process or dens. This process helps to stabilize the joint between the atlas and axis, allowing for rotation of the head.


Bone that has the odontoid process?

This is also knows as the Dens.. It is located with the Atlas (c1) and the Axias (c2) it helps with the rotation of the head.


The axis is the only vertebra with?

The axis is the second cervical vertebra (C2) and has a unique feature called the odontoid process or dens, which projects superiorly from its body. This structure allows the atlas (C1) to pivot around the axis, enabling the movement of the head from side to side.


Dens?

An anterior, vertical projection on the axis vertebra. Only C2 has this structure.


What bears a peg shaped dens that acts as a pivot?

The axis (C2) bears a peg-shaped dens that acts as a pivot, it is part of the cervical vertebrae.