Question

The joint between atlas and axis is _____ (a) Ball and socket (b) Pivot (c) Saddle (d) Collagen

Answer 1

The atlantoaxial joint is a joint in the upper part of the neckbetween the first and second cervical vertebrae; the atlas and axis. It is a pivot joint. ... There is a pivot articulation between the odontoid process of the axis and the ring formed by the anterior arch and the transverse ligament of the atlas

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Answer 2

"The joint between atlas and axis is called (b) Pivot.

It incorporates or contains the medial altantoaxial joint. The dens and anterior arch of axis and the transverse ligament of atlas forms or becomes its base.

It produces a rotatory movement in the vertical axis. The muscles involved are rectus capitis posterior major, obliquis capitis inferior, and splenius capitis on one side and sternomastoid on the other side.

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