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Axis: lateral aspect. The axis (C2) is the second cervical vertebra that together with the atlas (C1) provides rotation of the skull. Compared with other cervical vertebrae, the axis has two extra articulatory surfaces on both sides of the dens: facies articularis anterior & posterior. Latin labels.
Image and descrption retrieved from Anatomy Standard, page Axis.
Image and descrption retrieved from Anatomy Standard, page Axis.
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Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Axis [C II]
Dens axis
Apex dentis
Facies articularis anterior dentis
Processus articularis superior vertebrae
Processus articularis inferior vertebrae
Corpus vertebrae
Processus transversus vertebrae
Facies articularis posterior dentis
Arcus vertebrae
Lamina arcus vertebrae
Processus spinosus vertebrae
Foramen transversarium vertebrae cervicales
Creator(s)/credit: Jānis Šavlovskis MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; Kristaps Raits, 3D generalist
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