AH 322 Evaluation of Injuries I
Cervical Spine Crossword 1

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Across:

1. horse’s tail
3. lateral projections
5. ligament on inside of vertebral canal on posterior vertebral bodies
7. vertebrae with ribs
8. bind laminae of adjacent vertebrae together
11. only spinal related joint that only flexes and extends
12. 5 fused vertebrae
13. C1
14. connects tips of cervical spinous processes
15. C2
18. spinal cord home
19. strip of skin supplied by a specific spinal nerve
20. extends up into C1
21. disc outer portion
23. central part of disc
24. posterior projections
25. ligament connecting spinous processes
26. tapers slightly from superior to inferior & extremely sensitive to injury
27. tail bones

Down:

2. joint where most rotation occurs
4. ligament running entire length of spine from base of skull to sacrum
6. neck vertebrae
9. group of muscles supplied by a single nerves root
10. low back vertebrae
16. ligament connecting transverse processes together
17. major anterior portion of vertebrae
22. ligament connecting tips of spinous processes of vertebrae
23. connects spinal cord to peripheral nervous system