A client is admitted to the emergency department after an automobile accident and complains of a stiff neck. The nurse is reviewing with the client that diagnostic tests will be ordered
What vertebrae ensure that the head can turn freely and will need diagnostic x-rays completed to determine if there is any injury? A) Atlas
B) Axis
C) Sacrum
D) Coccyx
B
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The second vertebra, or axis, has an especially wide surface so that the head can turn freely. The atlas is the first vertebra; it supports the skull, but is not responsible for movement of the head. The sacral vertebra, also called the sacrum, anchors the pelvis, and the coccyx is the final bone in the spinal column.
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