CERVICAL SPINE AND TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT (TMJ)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH ALL IMAGES CORRECTLY MERGED!!
which vertebrae are known as the suboccipital vertebrae?
Answers:C1 and C2
name the 2 distinct regions of the cervical spine
Answers:- suboccipital region (occipital bone, C1, C2)
- lower cervical region (C3-C7)
how many cervical vertebrae are there?
Answers:7
what are some unique feature of C1 (atlas) ?
, Answers:no body or spinous processes
shaped like a ring
name the articulation between the skull and the atlas
Answers:atlanto-occipital joint
primarily involved in nodding in the sagittal plane
what are some unique feature of C2 (axis) ?
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