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ANATOMY OF CRANIOCERVICAL JUNCTION BONY ANATOMY The craniocervical junction consists of the occiput and the first two cervical vertebrae... Head Muscles, Vertebral Artery, Intervertebral Disc, Cervical Vertebrae, Cruciate Ligament, Musculoskeletal System, Major Muscles, Medical Anatomy, Spinal Cord

ANATOMY OF CRANIOCERVICAL JUNCTION BONY ANATOMY The craniocervical junction consists of the occiput and the first two cervical vertebrae (C1 and C2). It is the complex bony and ligamentous articulations of this region that facilitate its unique biomechanical properties, accounting for 25% of flexion and extension and 50% of rotation of the neck. The occiput is the skull’s most inferior bone, and it retains a cupped shape posteriorly that gives way to the triangular foramen magnum inferiorly…

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