Vertebrae Flat Bone. The Occiput CO also known as the Occipital Bone is a flat bone that forms the back of the head. 2 Owls have only one occipital articulation with the cervical vertebrae.
The articular facets are flat and of an oval form. The upper cervical region C1 and C2 and the lower cervical region C3 through C7. The flat bones include the scapula wingbone the ribs and the sternum breastboneIrregular bones.
The vertebrae and some of the bones in the skull are irregular bones.
Bones at this type of joint slide past each other in a gliding motion. The upper cervical region C1 and C2 and the lower cervical region C3 through C7. Cervical The neck region of the spine containing the first seven vertebrae. The Skeletal System.