🩻✨ CT Coronal View – Cervical Spine Anatomy 📍 In this scan, we’ve clearly highlighted and named useful cervical spine anatomy for easy learning and reference! 🔍 Highlighted Structures: 🦴 Atlanto-occipital joint – Connection between skull & spine 🧠 🦴 Occipital condyle – Supports head movement 🪶 🦴 C1 (Atlas) – Superior & inferior articular facets 🌀 🦴 C2 (Axis) – Odontoid process (dens) & vertebral body 🔄 🦴 C3–C5 Vertebrae – Vertebral bodies & end plates 🛡️ 🦴 Transverse processes – Mu

The axis has a large vertebral body, which contains the odontoid process (dens). The odontoid process articulates with the anterior arch of the atlas via its anterior articular facet and is held in place by the transverse ligament. The axis is composed of a vertebral body, heavy pedicles, laminae, and transverse processes, which serve as attachment points for muscles that facilitate head and neck movement. The axis articulates with the atlas via its superior articular facets, which are convex an