Superior articular surface of the axis
facies articularis superior axis
Study entry
Description
Two large, flat surfaces on either side of the dens.
Relations
The atlas rotates on them.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras cervicales» y tabla 2-1
Other structures in this region
- Body of the cervical vertebra
- Pedicle of the cervical vertebra
- Lamina of the cervical vertebra
- Vertebral foramen (cervical)
- Spinous process of the cervical vertebra
- Transverse process of the cervical vertebra
- Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
- Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra
