An AP atlas and axis projection obtained with the patient's face rotated toward the left side demonstrates

1. a narrower distance from the atlas's lateral mass to the dens on the right side than on the left side.
2. the upper incisors obscuring the dens and atlantoaxial joint.
3. the patient's jaw shifted toward the left side.
4. the atlas's spinous process shifted toward the left side.
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 3, and 4 only


A

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