SittingWell Crossword

One quarter of the spine's length is made from this
A common injury amongst sport enthusiasts
The third most abundant metal in the earth's crust that is also found in bones
The term for the inwards curve of the cervical and lumbar region
This and the coccyx form the inferior end of the vertebral column where it meets the hip bones to form the pelvis
An animal that, like a human, has seven vertebrae in its neck
The name for the first cervical vertebrae named after a character from Greek mythoogy
The spine contains 220 of these
When astronauts return from space, gravity means they often come back ‘what’ than when they left Earth
97% of all other creatures on earth don’t have one of these at all
Not forwards
An abnormal lateral deviation or curvature
defective bone mineralisation
The long muscle with a lumbar vertebral origin at the spinous processes, and insertions on the costal processes of lumbar vertebrae
Strong, broad, and short in morphology, and form the posterior portion of the vertebral arch
As babies, we have 33 of these but as adults we end up with 26
**** to the Future (1985)
The common name for the group of muscles that run either side of the spine
A cushion launched in 2015 by two therapists to make sitting (especially on sofas) better for one’s back