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atlas

Pronunciation: at′las
First cervical vertebra, articulating with the occipital bone and rotating around the dens of the axis.

Synonym(s): vertebra C1, first cervical vertebra

[G. Atlas, in Greek mythology, a Titan who supported the heavens on his shoulders]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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