Vertebral Column & Bony Thorax Crossword
Across
- 2. 5 fused bones; shapes posterior wall of pelvis
- 5. Attached to clavicle
- 6. 4 fused bones that make up a vestigial tailbone; moves slightly during childbirth
- 9. Passage for spine
- 10. C-1; allows head to nod; vertebra lacks body (centrum)
- 11. Blunt tip
- 12. Hunchback
- 14. Single median posterior projection
- 16. Centrum
- 17. Ribs 8 - 10; articulate with cartilage of 7th rib
- 18. 12 pairs total
- 19. Dagger-shaped
- 20. Have heart-shaped body with long pointed spinous process and a circular vertebral foramen; T-1 to T-12
Down
- 1. Ribs 11 - 12; not attached to sternum
- 3. Swayback
- 4. Lateral curve
- 7. C-1 to C-7
- 8. Lateral curve; Ribs 1 - 7; articulate with sternum
- 13. Called small of the back; L-1 to L-5; triangle-shaped foramen
- 15. C-2; allows head rotation