Across
- 3. A tunnel through a bone.
- 5. A moderately raised ridge.
- 9. A round opening; usually a passageway for vessels and nerves.
- 10. An exaggerated thoracic curvature.
- 11. A large process found only on the femur.
- 13. The first cervical vertebra.
- 19. A herniated disc results when the annulus fibrosus cracks.
- 20. The prominent, expanded end of a bone.
- 21. A rough, raised bump, usually for muscle attachment.
Down
- 1. Procedure commonly performed following a herniated disc.
- 2. A flat surface.
- 4. A lateral curvature of the spine.
- 6. The joint formed by the articulation of the os coxae with the sacrum.
- 7. The gel-like core of the intervertebral disc is called the nucleus pulposus.
- 8. A tube-like opening.
- 12. Most frequently broken bone in the body.
- 14. A projection or raised area.
- 15. Second cervical vertebra.
- 16. The big toe.
- 17. Part of the body formed by the tarsal bones.
- 18. A rounded knob; usually fits into a fossa on another bone to form a joint.
- 20. Bone in the neck that doesn’t articulate with any other bone.
- 22. A cavity within a bone.