Across
- 5. a typical flat bone and the result of the fusion of three bones
- 6. forms the sacroiliac joints
- 10. canal- terminates in a large inferior opening
- 11. remaining 5 bones supports the back
- 13. transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae
- 15. T1-T12 bones
- 16. has no body
- 18. two lateral projections from the vertebral arch.
- 19. where the spinal cord passes
- 20. formed from joining all posterior extensions
Down
- 1. Single projection of the vertebral arch
- 2. sacral- the fused spinous processes of the sacral vertebrae
- 3. spine consists of 33 separate bones
- 4. formed by the fusion of five vertebrae
- 7. joint- the point where the sternal body and xiphoid process fuse
- 8. a remnant of the tail that vertebrate animals have
- 9. C1-C7 bones
- 12. sacral- flanked laterally
- 14. acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas above
- 17. cage- forms a protective, cone-shaped cage of slender bones around the organs of the thoracic cavity