Atlas and Axis

Q. Axis is different from atlas in

1. Presence of odontoid process
2. Presence of central cavity
3. Absence of central cavity
4. Presence of neural cavity

Q.

Identify these structures.

1. 1.Atlas vertebra 2.Typical vertebra 3.Axis vertebra

2. 1.Typical vertebra 2.Atlas vertebra 3.Axis vertebra

3. 1.Axis vertebra 2.Typical vertebra 3.Atlas vertebra

4. 1.Atlas vertebra 2.Axis vertebra 3.Typical vertebra

Q.

Atlas and axis are different from other vertebrae as

1. They do not have intervertebral disc

2. Atlas does not have vertebral body and is only a ring

3. axis has a vertical projection extending into atlas

4. all the above

Q.

Identify these structures.

1. 1.Atlas vertebra 2.Typical vertebra 3.Axis vertebra

2. 1.Typical vertebra 2.Atlas vertebra 3.Axis vertebra

3. 1.Axis vertebra 2.Typical vertebra 3, Atlas vertebra

4. 1.Atlas vertebra 2.Axis vertebra 3.Typical vertebra

Q. Read the statements given below w.r.t. vertebral column and select the incorrect one.

1. Lumbar vertebrae are $5$ in number in foetal stage
2. The first vertebra is called axis
3. The female sacrum is wider and shorter than the male sacrum
4. It protects the spinal cord and support the head