odontoid process (dens)

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Introduction

A strong toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis (C2), around which the atlas rotates.

More general terms

Component of

References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999