Axial Skeleton Anatomy
Across
- 3. The two bones on the top of the head, just behind the forehead.
- 5. A rib which shares a cartilage connection to the breastbone.
- 7. The hyaline cartilage which connects ribs to the breastbone.
- 10. The middle region of the spine.
- 11. The posterior, "fin-like" process of each vertebrae.
- 12. The number of vertebrae in the low back.
- 16. Cartilage structures called ____ discs sit between each vertebrae to provide cushion and spacing.
- 18. The hollow space within the skull which contains the brain.
- 21. The bone at the base of the skull, which creates the opening for the spinal cord.
- 22. The raised aspects of each vertebrae, which create joints with the adjacent vertebrae to allow motion.
- 24. A single bone of the spinal column.
- 26. The low-back region of the spine.
- 27. The only moveable bone of the skull.
Down
- 1. The bone which interacts with the left and right Ilium.
- 2. The joint between the axial skeleton and lower extremity.
- 4. The lateral, "fin-like" processes of each vertebrae.
- 6. A rib with no connection to the breastbone.
- 7. The tailbone.
- 8. The region of the spine which contains the sacrum and coccyx.
- 9. The spinal ____ allows for the passage of the spinal cord.
- 10. A rib that has a direct cartilage connection to the breastbone.
- 11. The formal name for the breastbone.
- 13. The number of vertebrae in the neck.
- 14. The bone of the skull which makes up the forehead.
- 15. The neck region of the spine.
- 17. The number of vertebrae in the mid-back.
- 19. The intervertebral ____ is the lateral opening between each vertebrae which allows for the passage of nerve roots.
- 20. What structures create joints posteriorly with the thoracic vertebrae on each side?
- 23. The two bones on the sides of the head, which contain the ear canals.
- 25. The large, "block-like" chunk of bone that bears the majority of weight within each vertebrae.