C1 vertebra
Vertebra cervicalis C1
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- What it is
- The atlas: a bony ring with no body and no spinous process; two lateral masses carry the occipital condyles of the skull.
- Function
- Supports the skull and allows nodding at the atlanto-occipital joints.
- Size
- Body 22 mm wide × 16 mm deep × 14 mm tall; canal ≈ 18 mm
- Clinical note
- Named after the Titan Atlas who held up the heavens.