Question

Justify the structure of atlas and axis vertebrae. ​

Answer 1

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Atlas

The first cervical vertebra is known as the Atlas. The atlas is the topmost vertebra and with the axis forms the joint connecting the skull and spine. ... The atlanto-occipital joint allows the head to nod up and down on the vertebral column. The dens acts as a pivot that allows the atlas and attached head to rotate on the axis, side to side.

Axis

The second vertebra is the axis In anatomy, the second cervical vertebra (C2) of the spine is named the axis (from Latin axis, "axle") or epistropheus. By the atlanto-axial joint, it forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates.

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Answer 2

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The structure of atlas and axis vertebrae with respect to their position and function is as follows:

• The atlas is the first in the vertebral column; it supports the skull from falling ad hence it is named as atlas.

• The axis is the second in the vertebral column; it is named so because it serves as the axis pf rotation when turning the head.

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