The first vertebra, the atlas by its articulation with axis vertebra facilitates a

Options

A. Nodding movement
B. Sideway movement
C. Rotatory movement
D. Backward movement

Answer

C

Explanation

The atlas and axis are the most superior bones in the cervical vertebrae. The atlas is the top most vertebrae just below the skull. The axis is below it. Together the atlas and axis support the skull, facilitate head and neck movement