Question : The cervical vertebra called axis provids head with sideways rotation. This can be because

Question : The cervical vertebra called axis provids head with sideway

1.	Question : The cervical vertebra called axis provids head with sideways rotation. This can be because
Answer» It is articulated to skull through occipital condyles it is fused with `1^(st)` vertebra atlas it is joined through elastic pads of FIBROCARTILAGE with other vertebrae, which provide mobility it contains odontoid process that fits into the odontoid CANAL of atlas. Solution :AXIS (second cervical vertebra) has a peg LIKE process called odontoid process that first into odontoid canal of atlas (first cervical vertebra).