Atlas and Axis

Q. Anterior portion of the vertebra is called

1. vertebral canal
2. neural canal
3. neural arch
4. centrum

Q. The lateral view of the vertebral column shows ____________ curved regions in adults.

1. 5
2. 6
3. 4
4. 3

Q. Which part of the vertebral column is considered a vestigial tail?

1. 7 fused sacral vertebrae
2. 4 fused coccygeal vertebrae
3. 5 fused coccygeal vertebrae
4. 5 fused sacral vertebrae

Q. The vertebra which bears the whole weight of the skull is

1. Axis
2. Sacrum
3. Atlas
4. Clavicle

Q. In the first two or three lumbar vertebrae there is a small median process below the centrum, called as

1. Pre-zygapophysis
2. Post-zygapophysis
3. Hypapophysis
4. Neural spine

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