Translations:Halswirbelsäule/1/en
Aus Dornheim Anatomy
The cervical spine forms the uppermost and most mobile part of thespine. It has seven cervical vertebrae. The 1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae (atlas and axis) clearly deviate from the basic form. The two cervical vertebrae together with the base of the skull form the upper and lower upper cervical joint (bicondylar joint).
The connection of the occipital bone with the first cervical vertebra is the atlantooccipital joint. This connection is surrounded by a loose joint capsule and is held in place by ligaments between the occiput and the anterior and posterior atlas arches. This results in a range of motion of the joint of about 20° (forwards and backwards).
The atlantoaxial joint consists of three separate joints:
