: How to identify Axis and Atlas of cervical spine During physical inspection of upper cervical spine alignment, what process is used to reliably identify the first vertebrae (Atlas or C1) of the spine at the base of the skull.

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How to identify Axis and Atlas of cervical spine
During physical inspection of upper cervical spine alignment, what process is used to reliably identify the first vertebrae (Atlas or C1) of the spine at the base of the skull.

There is of course a line of bumps that are visible or that can be felt across the back of the neck. I am a little confused as to whether the highest one that can be identified in this way be the Atlas or the Axis; because I have seen some inconsistencies in the visual representations of the spine, specifically with the shape of the Atlas itself, and how far it protrudes in comparison to the Axis.

Is it normal for the Atlas to be felt, or only starting at the Axis?

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