Assertion: vertebral column's vertebra | /r/Synonym | the atlas
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text: The first cervical (C1) vertebra is also called the atlas, because this is the vertebra that supports the skull on top of the vertebral column (in Greek mythology, Atlas was the god who supported the heavens on his shoulders).
text: N 18 the seven vertebrae of the neck cervical vertebrae have the features of the typical vertebra plus all have transverse foramina (for passage of the vertebral artery); C2-C6 have bifid spinous processes; cervical vertebrae have relatively small bodies; several cervical vertebra are named: atlas, axis, vertebra prominens
text: Two special vertebrae are the atlas and axis, on which the head rests.
text: The first two cervical vertebrae are known as the atlas and the axis respectively, and are modified to allow movement of the head.
text: The first cervical vertebra is called the atlas, and the second is the axis.
text: Vertebrae are stacked on top of one another from the first cervical vertebra, called C1 or the atlas, to the sacrum.
text: The first cervical (C1) vertebra is also called the atlas, because this is the vertebra that supports the skull on top of the vertebral column (in Greek mythology, Atlas was the god who supported the heavens on his shoulders).
text: The first cervical (C1) vertebra is also called the atlas, because this is the vertebra that supports the skull on top of the vertebral column (in Greek mythology, Atlas was the god who supported the heavens on his shoulders).
text: The first vertebra, the one immediately behind the skull, is called the ‘Atlas’.
text: N 18 the seven vertebrae of the neck cervical vertebrae have the features of the typical vertebra plus all have transverse foramina (for passage of the vertebral artery); C2-C6 have bifid spinous processes; cervical vertebrae have relatively small bodies; several cervical vertebra are named: atlas, axis, vertebra prominens
text: The occipital condyles articulate with the depressions on the first cervical vertebra (atlas) to form atlanto-occipital joint
text: It is a bony bridge found on the first cervical vertebra, the atlas where it covers the groove for the vertebral artery.
text: The first and second cervical vertebrae, the atlas (C1) and axis (C2), have forms that differ from those of all the other vertebrae, enabling them to support and secure the head and ensure its mobility.
text: The topmost vertebra is known as the ‘atlas’ because it supports the skull at joints with the occipital bone, as the Titan of Greek mythology supported the earth.