Name the joint between skull and backbone
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The atlas is the topmost vertebra and, with the axis (the vertebra below it), 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.
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The atlas is the topmost vertebra and, with the axis (the vertebra below it), 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.
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