Across
- 2. The posteriorly directly processes of vertebrae are called ______ processes (7)
- 5. Part of vertebrae that extend posteriorly from the body towards the transverse process (7)
- 6. Nodding occurs at the atlanto-_______ joint (9)
- 8. C2 is called (4)
- 11. Normal number of lumbar vertebrae (4)
- 13. Vertebral column region with 12 vertebrae (8)
- 17. Secondary curvature of the vertebral column (8)
- 18. The transverse process of a thoracic vertebra articulates with the ______ ________ of a rib (6, 10)
- 19. C1 is called (5)
- 21. The intermediate group of intrinsic back muscles are the transversospinales. Which member of this group is found mostly in sacral and lumbar regions? (10)
- 23. Intrinsic back muscles are innervated by _______ ________ (6, 4)
- 24. Lateral curvature of the vertebral column (9)
- 25. The outer, fibrous part of intervertebral discs is called ______ fibrosis (7)
- 26. The inner, gelatinous part of intervertebral discs is called nucleus ________ (8)
Down
- 1. The transverse processes of cervical vertebrae feature transverse _______ (pl.) (8)
- 3. Medial-most erector spinae muscle (8)
- 4. Vertebral column region with 7 vertebrae (8)
- 7. Spinal nerves emerge through this foramen (14)
- 9. Artery found in the suboccipital triangle (9)
- 10. The intermediate group of intrinsic back muscles are the transversospinales. Which member of this group is found mostly in thoracic regions? (9)
- 12. Lateral-most erector spinae muscle (12)
- 14. The intermediate group of intrinsic back muscles are the transversospinales. Which member of this group is found mostly in cervical regions? (12)
- 15. Primary movement that occurs in the thoracic region (8)
- 16. Primary curvature of the vertebral column (8)
- 20. Flat sheet of bone that projects posteriorly from transverse processes (sing.) (6)
- 22. C1 has no body; embryologically, the body of C1 becomes the _____ of C2 (4)