A patient is unconscious. X-rays reveal that the superior articular facetof the atlas has been fractured. Would this condition result from fallingon the top of the head or being hit in the jaw with an uppercut? Explain.

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A patient is unconscious. X-rays reveal that the superior articular facet
of the atlas has been fractured. Would this condition result from falling
on the top of the head or being hit in the jaw with an uppercut? Explain.

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