What Is the C1 Vertebra
The C1 and C2 Vertebrae Are the First Two Vertebrae at the Top of the Cervical Spine. Together They Form the Atlantoaxial Joint, Which Is a Pivot Joint. the C1...
The C1 and C2 vertebrae are the first two vertebrae at the top of the cervical spine. Together they form the atlantoaxial joint, which is a pivot joint. The C1 sits atop and rotates around C2 below. More of the head’s rotational range of motion comes from C1-C2 than any other cervical joint.
What does the C1 vertebra control?
The C1 vertebrae is named atlas and the C2 vertebrae is named axis. As well as protecting the spinal cord, these vertebrae are primarily responsible for facilitating and controlling the large range of movement that your neck has, and supporting the considerable weight of your skull at the tip of your spine.
What vertebrae breaks the worst?
Atlas C1 and axis C2 injuries are the most severe because damage to the spinal cord at any level has potential to remove communication to the rest of the body below that point.
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