Spine Vocabulary Crossword

A nerve that carries messages from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands
A nerve that carries nerve impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system.
The body system that consists of the brain and the spinal cord.
A division of the peripheral nervous system.
A division of the central nervous system.
A network of spinal nerves.
A sensory nerve that receives a stimulus and transmits it to the central nervous system.
The organ that responds to a stimulus.
The first cervical vertebrae.
The first seven bones of the spinal column.
The last bone of the spinal column.
The wedge-shaped bone below the lumbar vertebrae at the end of the spinal column.
An incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint.
Any of the three linings that enclose the brain and spinal cord.
Narrowing of a duct or canal.
The breakdown of the structure of the vertebrae.
The slippage of one vertebra on the vertebra directly below it.
Rings of collagen fibers that surround the intervertebral disk.
A gelatin-like substance in the center of the vertebral disc.
Sensation of tingling, crawling, or burning of the skin.
The small articulating surface of the vertebrae.
The cessation of function of a nerve without degenerative changes.