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Axis and Atlas

Three-dimensional visualisation based on segmented human data of the atlas and axis, the first two cervical vertebrae which form a pivot joint that allows the head to move from side to side. A unique part of the axis is the dens. The dens is a rounded, upward pointing projection which protrudes into the atlas bone to allow unilateral rotation from side to side.

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Axis and Atlas

Caption:

Three-dimensional visualisation based on segmented human data of the atlas and axis, the first two cervical vertebrae which form a pivot joint that allows the head to move from side to side. A unique part of the axis is the dens. The dens is a rounded, upward pointing projection which protrudes into the atlas bone to allow unilateral rotation from side to side.

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Album / Science Source / ANATOMICAL TRAVELOGUE

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7500 x 8333 px | 178.8 MB

Print size:

63.5 x 70.6 cm | 25.0 x 27.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANATOMICAL • ANATOMY • ANATOMY: BONES • ANATOMY: SKULL • ARTICULATIONS • ATLAS • ATLASES • AXES • AXIS • BODY • BONE • BONES • CERVICAL • CERVIX • CORD • CORDS • CRANEO • CRANEOS • CRANIUM • CRANIUMS • DENS • DENSES • GROSS ANATOMY • HEAD • HUMAN • HUMANE • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • INDIVIDUAL • JOINT • JOINTS • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • PERSON • PIVOT • REMAINS (SKELETON) • SCAN • SCANS • SKELETON • SKULL • SKULL, ANATOMY • SKULLS • SPINAL • SPINE • SPINES • UTERINE CERVIX • VERTEBRA • VERTEBRAE