Additional Images
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It's shape and position (shown in red) from above. The skull is shown in semi-transparent.
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Axis seen from above.
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Posterior atlantooccipital membrane and atlantoaxial ligament. (Axis visible at center.)
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Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ.
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Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx.
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Axis on x-ray
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