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Cat Skeletons
Atlas and Axis

Biologically related image

Image by: Marc Perkins

A closeup of a cat skeleton showing the atlas and axis.

1. Occipital bone (of the skull)
2. Atlas (first cervical vertebrae)
3. Axis (second cervical vertebrae)
4. Third cervical vertebrae


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