Axis
- Type
- Bone
- Japanese
- 軸椎
- Reading
- じくつい
- English
- Axis
- Latin
- Axis
- Also called
- C2
- Main functions
- Head rotation
Connections
Part of
Articulates with
Connected by
Muscles arising here
Muscles inserting here
Articles
A dedicated article on this structure is in preparation.
Also mentioned in
- Obliquus capitis inferior and superior: position and function
- Obliquus Capitis Inferior: Origin, Rotation and Suboccipital Triangle
- What is the cervical spine (spina)? Explain locations, locations, English, etc. with human anatomy diagrams
- Apical ligament of the dens: position and surrounding ligaments in 3D
- Rectus capitis posterior major and minor: origin, action
- Spinalis cervicis: origin, insertion and action
- Alar Ligaments: Position, Rotation Limits and Neighboring Ligaments
- Transverse ligament of the atlas: position and the cruciform ligament
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