Cervical Spine

Atlanto-Occipital Joint
Occiput  Atlas  *Anterior arch - articulates with the dens vie posterior surface ​ CranioVertebral ligaments  
 * Condyles are large and convex, angled anteromedially
 * Foramen magnum (opening for spinal cord) has strong dura attached to circumference
 * Lateral masses - concave and shaped antero-medially (with groove for vertebral artery and ner
 * ve just posteriorly)
 * Posterior arch - small and rounded tubercle
 * Transverse processes - longest in c-spine
 * Transverse foramen - for vertebral artery (associated with sympathetic nerves)
 * No body, no spinous process, no IV disc, no IVF
 * Alar - attaches dens
 * Cruciform (transverse ligament)
 * Tectorial membrane
 * Apical
 * Post. and Ant. OA membrane
 * Post. AA membrane

Axial-Atlanto Joint
Axis 
 * Body - Fused with body of atlas to form odontoid process (dens)
 * Dens - Has facets anteriorly (articulates with atlas) and posteriorly (with osseoligamentous ring)
 * Articular facets - biconvex with C1
 * Transverse processes - short, angled foramen transversarium for vertebral artery
 * Spinous processes - thick, long, strong, usually bifid
 * No IVF, no IV disc 

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