The "atlas" connects to a vertebra called the . Together they form the joint connecting the skull to the rest of the spine. The "atlas" and "axis" are different in shape from all the other vertebrae. They have more movement. They allow the head to nod and to rotate (turn).= = = Vertebra = = =
ð ɪ WORD_BOUNDARY æ t l ə s WORD_BOUNDARY k ə n ɛ k t s WORD_BOUNDARY t ʊ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY v ɜː t ɪ b ɹ ə WORD_BOUNDARY k ɔ l d WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY t ə ɡ ɛ ð ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ð eɪ WORD_BOUNDARY f ɔ ɹ m WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ɔɪ n t WORD_BOUNDARY k ə n ɛ k t ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY s k ʌ l WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ ɛ s t WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ v ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY s p aɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY ð ɪ WORD_BOUNDARY æ t l ə s WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY æ k s ɪ s WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ f ɹ ə n t WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY ʃ eɪ p WORD_BOUNDARY f ɹ ʌ m WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ l WORD_BOUNDARY ð ɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ ð ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY v ɜː t ɪ b ɹ iː WORD_BOUNDARY ð eɪ WORD_BOUNDARY h æ v WORD_BOUNDARY m ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY m uː v m ə n t WORD_BOUNDARY ð eɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ l aʊ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY h ɛ d WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY n ɑ d WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ oʊ t eɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY t ɜː n WORD_BOUNDARY iː k w ə l z WORD_BOUNDARY iː k w ə l z WORD_BOUNDARY iː k w ə l z WORD_BOUNDARY v ɜː t ɪ b ɹ ə WORD_BOUNDARY iː k w ə l z WORD_BOUNDARY iː k w ə l z WORD_BOUNDARY iː k w ə l z WORD_BOUNDARY