Osteology

Epistropheus, superior view

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Osteology

Epistropheus, superior view

1. Spinous process
2. Epistropheal arch
3. Vertebral foramen
4. Sulcus cervical nerve II
5. Superior articular surface
6. Transverse process
7. Dens epistrophei (axis)
8. Anterior articular surface
9. Body of axis