Osteology

Epistropheus, posterolateral view

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Osteology

Epistropheus, posterolateral view

1. Dens
2. Posterior articular surface
3. Superior articular surface
4. Transverse foramen
5. Transverse process
6. Inferior articular process
7. Epistropheal arch (anterior arch of axis)
8. Body of axis
9. Vertebral foramen
10. Spinous process