Axis (C2)
Axis
The second cervical vertebra, with a long spine and the dens on which the atlas turns.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Neck
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Terminology
- English
- Axis (C2)
- Latin (NAV)
- Axis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria