Every athlete stretches his/her neck as depicted in the image. Which of the following joints allow such kind of movement?

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Pivot joints allow bones to rotate. In a pivot joint, a cylinder shaped bone rotates inside another bone or ligament that forms a ring around it. The back of the neck has a pivot joint between the skull and the top vertebra. This allows our head to turn.

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