C1 is the bone that performs rotation by sitting on top of the odontoid process (dens) of C2. To confirm you are on the correct spot, you can't control rotation of the head with the...

Dec 6, 2023 · The atlas is composed of an anterior arch and a posterior arch, paired lateral masses, and paired transverse processes. It does not have a vertebral body, instead the dens …

Dec 31, 2025 · Extending laterally from each lateral mass is an irregular ring of bone known as the transverse process. Each transverse process surrounds a tiny transverse foramen, a hole …

Oct 30, 2023 · Projecting inferolaterally from each lateral mass of the atlas is the transverse process. The transverse processes of the atlas are the second longest of all the cervical …

Feb 1, 2016 · The transverse atlantal ligament (TAL) holds the dens in place against the anterior arch of C1. The C1-C2 articulation allows the head to rotate from side to side.

The posterior part, the true transverse process, springs from the vertebral arch behind the foramen, and is directed forward and laterally; it ends in a flattened vertical tubercle, the …

Sep 14, 2025 · Subaxial Cervical Spine (C3 to C7) C1 to C7 have a transverse foramen vertebral artery travels through transverse foramen of C1 to C6 C2 to C6 have bifid spinous processes C6

Jun 1, 2022 · Table 2 shows the results on the accuracy of palpatory methods for locating the right and left transverse processes of the C1 vertebra, right and left masseter muscles, and the …

This review will explore the indications for C1 transverse process resection, the surgical technique itself, the role of Eagle’s syndrome in the context of IIH, and the clinical outcomes associated …

Dec 4, 2025 · For the C3-L5 vertebrae there are five secondary ossification centers that appear at puberty and fuse by 25-30 years 1-4: C1 and C2 are atypical in that they have some additional …