What Is the Name of the First Cervical Vertebra? Why

question 37

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the first cervical vertebra? Why?

• A) atlas, Greek mythology
• B) atlas, it allows "yes" motion of the head
• C) axis, Roman mythology
• D) axis, it allows the "no" motion of the head
• E) sphinoid, Egyptian sphinx mythology

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Definitions:

Gondwana

Name given by geologists to the hypothetical combination of the southern continents into a single large supercontinent.

Tethys

Refers to an ancient ocean that existed between the continents of Gondwana and Laurasia before the opening of the Indian and Atlantic oceans.

Magnetism

A physical property of materials that respond to the magnetic field, often resulting from the motion of electric charges.

Rock Types

Categories into which rocks are classified based on their formation process, including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.