Atlas and axis are different from other vertebrae as

They do not have intervertebral disc

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Atlas does not have vertebral body and is only a ring

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Axis has a vertical projection extending into atlas

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all the above

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Solution

The correct option is D
all the above

The atlas is a ring of bone without a vertebral body, while the small body of the axis extends into a vertical projection against which the atlas moves. There is also no intervertebral disc between them.

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