Spine and Skull Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• xiphoid: t9-t10 is the vertebral level for this process.
• scoliosis: abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
• bifid: c2-c6 has this type of spinous process
• atlas: another name for c1
• zygapophyseal: this joint is best visualized on an oblique c-spine x-ray
• facet: another name for zygapophyseal joint
• fuchs: additional view to better visualize the dens
• atlantoaxial: the joint between c1 and c2
• costovertebral: the joint which connects the head of the rib to the vertebrae
• pedicle: the eye of the “scottie dog”
• pituitary: the sella turcica houses this gland
• zygoma: forms the zygomatic arch with the temporal bone
• vomer: forms the inferoposterior portion of the nasal septum
• coronoid: anterior process of the mandibular notch
• nose: the transverse process represents this part of the “scottie dog”
• cranium: has a total of 8 bones
• lateral: this position best demonstrates the sella turcica and dorsum sallae
• coronal: this suture separates the frontal bone and two parietal bones
• occipital: this bone contains the foramen magnum