FUNCTION

 First cervical vertebra in the spine

 Ring of the bone with anterior and posterior arches
and large lateral masses.
 It lacks a body and a spinous process
 Support the globe of the head
 Form the joint connecting the skull and spine
 Allow a greater range of motion-flexion and
extention
 Responsible for the nodding and rotation
movement of the head
 ARTERY

1. Anterior Communating
Artery
2. Middle Cerebral Artery

NERVE
1.Cervical nerve
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