Spine and Neck Anatomy

5. What joint is found between the ala and the hip?
6. The trachea is closed on the ___ portion by the elastic connective tissue.
8. This bone does not articulate with any other bone.
10. What endocrine gland is located at the level of the cricoid cartilage(C6)?
12. What structure acts as an anchor by attaching to the coccyx? (2 words)
14. What sinus diverts food away from the larynx?
20. The ___ muscle originates on the sternum and clavicle, and inserts on the mastoid tip of the temporal bone.
22. This vein carries blood from vertebrae to the anterior internal venous plexus.
24. The lateral side of the sacrum is called the ___ surface.
25. How many pairs of spinal nerves does the cervical vertebrae have?
27. What is the largest pair of salivary glands?
28. The ligamentum ___ connects the lamina of adjacent vertebrae.
30. At what vertebrae does the transverse foramen disappear?(C_)
31. What is it called when the spinal cord tapers? (2 words)

1. What structure holds dens/odontoid in place? ___ ligament.
2. This structure diverts food away from the trachea.
3. Largest and most superior cartilage, protects the vocal cords.
4. Concave curve of the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum.
7. This ligament is a continuation of ligamentum nuchae.
9. This structure connects the right and left lobe of the thyroid gland anteriorly.
11. This muscle gets wrinkly as you age.
13. This thin and flat structure forms with the pedicles to create the vertebral arch.
15. My superior border is the uvula and my inferior border is the hyoid bone.
16. This muscle group is considered an abdominal muscle.
17. Two thick processes project off the body to unite with laminae.
18. The body, pedicles, and lamina together form the vertebral ___.
19. This joint is an articulation between the rib and the vertebral body.
21. The bundle of spinal nerves and roots that are inferior extension of the spinal cord is called the cauda ___ (horse's tail).
23. The common carotid artery ___ at the level of the thyroid cartilage(C3-C4).
26. The most superficial muscle on the posterior portion of the neck.
29. The fibrous outer ring of cartilage.
32. Convex curve of the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.