What is the bone that articulates with the superior surface of the atlas?

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What is the bone that articulates with the superior surface of the atlas?

2007-10-18 14:17:22 · 2 answers · asked by Terri L 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Specifically, the occipital condyles of the occipital bone articulates with the first cervical (atlas) vertebra.

2007-10-18 18:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by sisyphus_stumbled 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That should be the cranium. The atlas is the top most cervical vertebrae, and superior side is the topside, so that means the cranium would articulate with the superior surface of the atlas.

2007-10-18 15:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by bflute13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋