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Atlas articulation with axis vertebra facilitates a        

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a

gliding movement 

b

backward movement

c

rotatory movement

d

nodding movement    

answer is C.

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The primary movement of the atlantoaxial joint complex is rotation. In rotation the atlas together with the head, rotate around the dens of axis. This movement allows us to turn our head to look towards the left or towards the right.

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