Axis

Introduction: Axis

Description of Axis

Axis: the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Axis as an Organ

Axis (organ): Axis, or midline, is an anatomical term that describes an imaginary line that runs down the center of the body. Although the axis divides the body in half, the two halves of the body are not symmetrical.

Axis (organ): See Axis (organ information).

More information on organs: Axis:

• Axis

Terms associated with Axis:

Terms Similar to Axis:

• axis vertebra

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Epistropheus

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Axis:

• Odontoid Process

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Axis

• Cervical Vertebrae

Source - MeSH 2007

• cervical vertebra
• neck bone

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Axis

The following list attempts to classify Axis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• cervical vertebra,neck bone
• vertebra
• bone,os
• connective tissue
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Skeleton
    • Bone and Bones
      • Spine
        • Cervical Vertebrae
          • Axis

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• cervical vertebrae
• spine
• bone and bone
• skeleton
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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