skeletal system Crossword Puzzles

Skeletal System 2022-10-10

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. type of bone that varies in shape
  2. tiny pit or depression in the bone
  3. humans typically have 12 of them
  4. expanded ends of bones that for joints
  5. the ____ skeleton relates to the appendages
  6. triangular structure at the base of the vertebral column
  7. the first vertebra which supports the head
  8. cavity within a bone
  9. short bones are almost equal in length and ____
  10. also called the breastbone
  11. also called the thigh bone
  12. the thoracic ___ consists of the ribs, thoracic vertebrae, sternum, & costal cartilage
  13. the kneecap, a type of sesamoid
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  1. bones provide support and _____
  2. the vertebral column runs from the skull to ____
  3. the only bone of the upper arm
  4. bone shaft
  5. small, nearly flat surface
  6. made up of 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones
  7. the lower leg is made up of the tibia and _____
  8. furrow or grove
  9. narrow, ridgelike projection
  10. ___ vertebrae are adapted for weight-bearing
  11. the radius and ____ make up the forearm
  12. a ___ bone is a plate-like shape with a broad surface
  13. also called the tailbone

26 Clues: bone shaft • furrow or grove • cavity within a bone • also called the tailbone • small, nearly flat surface • also called the breastbone • also called the thigh bone • narrow, ridgelike projection • the only bone of the upper arm • bones provide support and _____ • the kneecap, a type of sesamoid • humans typically have 12 of them • type of bone that varies in shape • ...

Skeletal System 2023-03-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. abnormal loss of bony tissue due to lack of calcium
  2. flap bone that articulates with the clavicle located in chest
  3. of or relating to the ankle bones
  4. provides smooth movement of joints and cushions from shock
  5. bone extending from shoulder to elbow
  6. bones that make up the fingers of the handand toes of the foot
  7. a space enclosed or surrounded by something
  8. located at the base of the lumbar vertebrae
  9. bottom portion of the spine
  10. smaller bone located dismal on the body
  11. forms neck region of the spine
  12. bony ring formed by the left and right hip bones in the sacrum
  13. long bone that is smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle
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  1. your jaw
  2. middle portion of the spine
  3. extremities of hands and feet
  4. long bone located near the thigh
  5. protects internal organs like heart and lungs
  6. located between the carpals and the fingers, forms connection to forearm
  7. bone linking scapula and sternum
  8. childhood disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin D
  9. flat bone located on the dorsal side of body
  10. the bone that is inner and thicker of the two between knee and ankle
  11. bone near the knee and is like a cap
  12. skeleton central axis of the body - 80 bones
  13. protects the brain
  14. of or relating to the wrist bones
  15. the end of the vertebral column in humans
  16. upper part of the breastbone

29 Clues: your jaw • protects the brain • middle portion of the spine • bottom portion of the spine • upper part of the breastbone • extremities of hands and feet • forms neck region of the spine • long bone located near the thigh • bone linking scapula and sternum • of or relating to the ankle bones • of or relating to the wrist bones • bone near the knee and is like a cap • ...

Skeletal System 2023-03-31

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Outer bone of the upper arm
  2. What type of joint is the shoulder
  3. What is a mature bone cell called?
  4. Inner bone of the forearm
  5. Closer to the center of the body
  6. Inner bone of the lower leg
  7. What type of joint is the knee?
  8. A mineral well known for being stored in bones
  9. Which type of cell forms bones?
  10. What type of ossification makes flat bones
  11. What type of ossification makes long bones
  12. Bone marrow that creates blood cells
  13. Disease that results in larger face and hands
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  1. Outer bone of the forearm
  2. Fracture that results in a small crack or bruise
  3. What type of cell breaks down bones?
  4. Longest bone in the body
  5. Further from point of attachment
  6. Outer bone of the lower leg
  7. Disease that causes bones to constantly be remodeled
  8. Closer to point of attachment
  9. Pair of flat bones connects the shoulder blade and sternum
  10. Further away from the body
  11. Fracture that results in an open wound?
  12. Bones being broken down faster than they are formed

25 Clues: Longest bone in the body • Outer bone of the forearm • Inner bone of the forearm • Further away from the body • Outer bone of the upper arm • Outer bone of the lower leg • Inner bone of the lower leg • Closer to point of attachment • What type of joint is the knee? • Which type of cell forms bones? • Further from point of attachment • Closer to the center of the body • ...

Skeletal System 2024-02-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. The smallest bone in the body
  2. The type of bone for protection and movement
  3. Large bony structure near the base of the spine where the legs are attached
  4. A broken bone
  5. A flexible connective tissue found in the nose, ears, larynx, and more
  6. A cord of strong, fibrous tissue attaching muscle to bone
  7. The largest bone in the upper body
  8. Produces red and white blood cells
  9. The spongy ends of a bone
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  1. A fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones together or holds joints
  2. The hardening of cartilage into bone
  3. Vertical bone that connects the rib cage
  4. Makes up the skeletal system
  5. Pair of triangular bones at the back of the shoulder
  6. The compact middle of a bone
  7. The largest bone in the body
  8. The area where two parts of the skeleton fit together
  9. The bones that form the head
  10. Mature bone cells
  11. The type of bone for strength and flexibility

20 Clues: A broken bone • Mature bone cells • The spongy ends of a bone • Makes up the skeletal system • The compact middle of a bone • The largest bone in the body • The bones that form the head • The smallest bone in the body • The largest bone in the upper body • Produces red and white blood cells • The hardening of cartilage into bone • Vertical bone that connects the rib cage • ...

Skeletal System 2024-04-22

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Includes skull, ossicles, hyoid, vertebral column and rib cage
  2. Connects muscle to bone
  3. Connects bone to bone
  4. Break down bone structure, remove damaged bone
  5. Bones are vascular; True or False
  6. Supports bone, is important in joints where bones are connected
  7. Outer layer of bone tissue that is hard
  8. These are types of cells that make bone
  9. The bones of the vertebrae are this shape
  10. Includes bones of arms/hands/scapular and feet/legs/pelvis
  11. This colour marrow is where blood cells are made
  12. Internal skeleton
  13. Bone shape where length and width is similar ie. carpal bones
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  1. Hard outer skeleton
  2. A collection of blood
  3. Bone shape is roundish, good at handling pressure
  4. System Provides support, protection, storage of minerals and hematopoiesis
  5. A major mineral bones store
  6. System works closely with skeletal system to create movement
  7. Osteoblasts mature into this type of cell; they maintain bone structure and make up majority of bone cells present
  8. Degenerative joint condition causes pain/swelling
  9. Bone shape where they are longer than they are wide ie. femur
  10. Inner layer of bone where you find bone marrow
  11. This colour marrow stores fat
  12. The bones of the skull are this shape

25 Clues: Internal skeleton • Hard outer skeleton • A collection of blood • Connects bone to bone • Connects muscle to bone • A major mineral bones store • This colour marrow stores fat • Bones are vascular; True or False • The bones of the skull are this shape • Outer layer of bone tissue that is hard • These are types of cells that make bone • The bones of the vertebrae are this shape • ...

Skeletal System 2024-04-29

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Bone the most posterior cranial bone and the main bone of the occiput.
  2. a tube that runs from the outer ear to the eardrum.
  3. When you move a limb/body part towards the center of the body.
  4. a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes
  5. Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
  6. the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot
  7. Joint Inflammation
  8. a bone of the shoulder that joins the breastbone and the shoulder blade
  9. a complete or partial break in a bone. Causes include trauma, overuse and diseases that weaken bones.
  10. an unpaired cranial bone that is a significant component of the upper nasal cavity and the nasal septum
  11. a bone that forms the forehead and roofs over most of the orbits and nasal cavity and that at birth consists of two halves separated by a suture
  12. comprised of the upper and lower extremities, which include the shoulder girdle and pelvis
  13. the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.
  14. any one of the bones in the fingers or toes.Flexion- a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint
  15. A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull, behind the nose
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  1. The base of the skull
  2. the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position
  3. a strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones
  4. Pain in the joint
  5. the largest and strongest bone in the face.
  6. a specialized radiology procedure used to examine the various bones of the skeleton
  7. happens when abnormal fibrous (scar-like) tissue replaces healthy bone.
  8. a practitioner of chiropractic, a system of complementary medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints.
  9. a fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
  10. of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity
  11. the movement of a bone as it rotates around its longitudinal axis.
  12. The bones that form the head
  13. a closed, fluid-filled sac that works as a cushion and gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body

28 Clues: Pain in the joint • Joint Inflammation • The base of the skull • The bones that form the head • the largest and strongest bone in the face. • of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity • a tube that runs from the outer ear to the eardrum. • a fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone • the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-06

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Lateral lower leg bone
  2. Only moveable bone in the skull
  3. You have 12 pairs of these
  4. Shoulder blade
  5. Collar bone
  6. Neck region of the spine
  7. Ankle
  8. Fingers and toes
  9. Thigh bone
  10. Bones of the spine
  11. Knee cap
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  1. Shin bone
  2. Upper arm bone
  3. Forehead
  4. Upper jaw bone
  5. Tailbone
  6. Lateral bone of forearm
  7. Wrist
  8. Breastbone
  9. Forms side of the skull
  10. Chest region of the spine
  11. Medial bone of forearm

22 Clues: Wrist • Ankle • Forehead • Tailbone • Knee cap • Shin bone • Breastbone • Thigh bone • Collar bone • Upper arm bone • Upper jaw bone • Shoulder blade • Fingers and toes • Bones of the spine • Lateral lower leg bone • Medial bone of forearm • Lateral bone of forearm • Forms side of the skull • Neck region of the spine • Chest region of the spine • You have 12 pairs of these • Only moveable bone in the skull

Skeletal System 2024-10-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. connect bone to bone
  2. closed reduction
  3. scan, nuclear imaging test that helps diagnose bone disease
  4. spinal cord;bone marrow
  5. total knee arthroplasty
  6. "wear and tear arthritis".Degenerative joint disease
  7. osteoporosis
  8. bone
  9. Fracture, a small crack in the bone that often develops from chronic,excessive impact. Overuse injury
  10. rheumatoid arthritis
  11. osteoarthritis
  12. the total displacement of a bone from its joint
  13. skull
  14. total hip arthroplasty
  15. to bind,tie together
  16. marrow, red bone marrow forms red blood cells.Yellow bone marrow stores fat
  17. bent,hump
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  1. synovial membrane,synovial fluid
  2. singular noun ending
  3. abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  4. inflammation of a joint
  5. bending and incomplete break of a bone most common in children
  6. abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumber spine
  7. fracture, bone fracture that breaks through the skin
  8. rib
  9. partial knee replacement
  10. x-ray
  11. the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
  12. stiffness;bent;crooked
  13. area where two or more bones join together
  14. fracture

31 Clues: rib • bone • x-ray • skull • fracture • bent,hump • osteoporosis • osteoarthritis • closed reduction • singular noun ending • connect bone to bone • rheumatoid arthritis • to bind,tie together • stiffness;bent;crooked • total hip arthroplasty • inflammation of a joint • spinal cord;bone marrow • total knee arthroplasty • partial knee replacement • synovial membrane,synovial fluid • ...

Skeletal System 2024-10-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. curve,swayback,bent
  2. Connect bone to bone
  3. inflammation of a joint
  4. to bind,tie together
  5. skull
  6. cartilage
  7. spinal cord,bone marrow
  8. joint
  9. visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
  10. Specialist in care of feet
  11. Areas where two or more bones meet
  12. Rheumatoid arthritis
  13. inflammation of bursa
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  1. rib
  2. loosening,setting free
  3. stiffness,bent,crooked
  4. Total knee arthroplasty
  5. partial knee replacement
  6. x-ray
  7. polymyaglgia rheumatica
  8. abnormal softening of cartilage
  9. fracture broken bone with an open wound
  10. Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  11. osteoarthritis
  12. curved,bent
  13. bone density testing
  14. Bent,hump
  15. osteoporosis
  16. closed reduction
  17. fracture Complete fracture straight across the bone
  18. Total hip arthroplasty
  19. singular noun ending

32 Clues: rib • x-ray • skull • joint • cartilage • Bent,hump • curved,bent • osteoporosis • osteoarthritis • closed reduction • curve,swayback,bent • Connect bone to bone • to bind,tie together • bone density testing • Rheumatoid arthritis • singular noun ending • inflammation of bursa • loosening,setting free • stiffness,bent,crooked • Total hip arthroplasty • Total knee arthroplasty • inflammation of a joint • ...

skeletal system 2023-05-08

skeletal system crossword puzzle
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  1. stores fat; fatty material found in medullary cavity of long bones
  2. bones of hand
  3. upper leg bone; thigh
  4. smaller bone of the lower leg
  5. ankle bones
  6. collar bone
  7. includes skull, spinal column, sternum, and ribs
  8. shoulder blade
  9. bone of upper arm
  10. double-layered connective tissue that covers & nourishes the bone
  11. bones of fingers and toes
  12. mature bone cells
  13. wrist bones
  14. shaft of long bone
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  1. hip bones incl. the sacrum and coccyx of the spinal column
  2. series of irregularly shaped bones called vertebrae that houses the spinal cord
  3. bones of shoulder, pelvis, and upper & lower extremities
  4. knee cap
  5. shinbone
  6. protects heart and lungs
  7. thumb-side bone of forearm
  8. location of red blood cell formation
  9. end of long bone
  10. dense bone tissue
  11. bones of the foot between ankle and toes
  12. pinky-side bone of forearm
  13. porous bone tissue containing red bone marrow
  14. breastbone

28 Clues: knee cap • shinbone • breastbone • ankle bones • collar bone • wrist bones • bones of hand • shoulder blade • end of long bone • dense bone tissue • bone of upper arm • mature bone cells • shaft of long bone • upper leg bone; thigh • protects heart and lungs • bones of fingers and toes • thumb-side bone of forearm • pinky-side bone of forearm • smaller bone of the lower leg • ...

Skeletal System 2022-12-29

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. inner lower bone of the leg
  2. outer bone of arm
  3. fingers
  4. outer lower bone of the leg
  5. lower jawbone
  6. upper jawbone
  7. funny bone
  8. bones in ankle
  9. collar bone
  10. protects your brain
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  1. cage that protects organs
  2. bones in wrist
  3. center bone of the ribcage
  4. the only bone that is different between male and female
  5. inner bone of arm
  6. biggest bone in the body
  7. process tip of the sternum
  8. shoulder blades
  9. kneecap
  10. backbone

20 Clues: fingers • kneecap • backbone • funny bone • collar bone • lower jawbone • upper jawbone • bones in wrist • bones in ankle • shoulder blades • outer bone of arm • inner bone of arm • protects your brain • biggest bone in the body • cage that protects organs • center bone of the ribcage • process tip of the sternum • inner lower bone of the leg • outer lower bone of the leg • ...

Skeletal System 2023-01-08

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Which is one bone made of four fused vertebrae.
  2. Protects the most important part of all, the brain.
  3. Fixed in place and don't move at all.
  4. Is a bowl-shaped structure that supports the spine.
  5. Allow you to twist, bend, and move different parts of your body.
  6. and Ulna, Located below the elbow.
  7. and Fibula, Located below the knee.
  8. The longest and strongest bone in your body.
  9. A triangular-shaped bone in the knee.
  10. Made up of many bones.
  11. Act like a cage of bones around your chest.
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  1. Vertebrae that anchor your ribs in place.
  2. Located above your elbow.
  3. Vertebrae that are in the back of your neck, just below your brain, and they support your head and neck.
  4. The place where two bones meet.
  5. Lets you twist and bend and it holds your body upright.
  6. Locate below the thoracic vertebrae.
  7. Another name for the shoulder blade.
  8. a large bundle of nerves that sends information from your brain to the rest of your body.
  9. Give your body structure, let you move in many ways protect your internal organs, and more.
  10. Made up of five vertebrae that are fused together to form one single bone.

21 Clues: Made up of many bones. • Located above your elbow. • The place where two bones meet. • and Ulna, Located below the elbow. • and Fibula, Located below the knee. • Locate below the thoracic vertebrae. • Another name for the shoulder blade. • Fixed in place and don't move at all. • A triangular-shaped bone in the knee. • Vertebrae that anchor your ribs in place. • ...

Skeletal System 2023-08-17

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Neck joint
  2. Joint with one direction of movement
  3. Thumb Joint
  4. Freely moveable joints
  5. Sternum, ribs, skull and vertebral column
  6. A function of the skeleton
  7. Wrist joint
  8. Smallest vertebrae (in size)
  9. Bone shaft
  10. Position is nearer to the back
  11. Bone membrane
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  1. Shoulder girdle if formed by scapula and ?
  2. Long bone superior to ulna
  3. Nearer to where a limb attaches to the body
  4. Discs inside the knee joint
  5. Slightly moveable joints
  6. Attaches muscle to bone
  7. Knee Cap
  8. Cranium is an example of ? joint
  9. Forearm bone which attaches to little finger
  10. Reduces friction at joints
  11. Biggest and strongest vertebrae
  12. Part of pelvic girdle

23 Clues: Knee Cap • Neck joint • Bone shaft • Thumb Joint • Wrist joint • Bone membrane • Part of pelvic girdle • Freely moveable joints • Attaches muscle to bone • Slightly moveable joints • Long bone superior to ulna • A function of the skeleton • Reduces friction at joints • Discs inside the knee joint • Smallest vertebrae (in size) • Position is nearer to the back • Biggest and strongest vertebrae • ...

Skeletal System 2022-05-25

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of the skeletal system that consists of the limbs and limb girdles
  2. The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
  3. The process of bone formation
  4. Bone of skull that forms back of cranium
  5. the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
  6. bone marrow Cavity in the bone where red blood cells are produced
  7. Paired bone of skull that forms most or of the superior and lateral walls or the cranium on the side of the head
  8. Bone linking the scapula and sternum
  9. Bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
  10. Bone of skull that forms forehead
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  1. Paired bones of skull that are over your temples
  2. Mature bone cells which are found in tiny cavities within the matrix
  3. Bone in the forearm running laterally where the radial pulse is felt
  4. type of bone tissue that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous
  5. Type of bone tissue composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space
  6. The part of the skeletal system that consists of the skull vertebral column thorax and sternum
  7. Lower jaw bone
  8. wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis
  9. Spine Part of the spine where the ribs branch off of
  10. the upper part of the breastbone

20 Clues: Lower jaw bone • The process of bone formation • the upper part of the breastbone • Bone of skull that forms forehead • Bone linking the scapula and sternum • Bone of skull that forms back of cranium • Bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow • Paired bones of skull that are over your temples • Spine Part of the spine where the ribs branch off of • ...

Skeletal system 2023-05-24

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
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  1. space between bones of the skull from birth to 1 year of age
  2. reabsorb/break down aged bone
  3. result of aging and wear and tear on the body (disorder)
  4. two or more bones joined together at a joint
  5. joint at the base of the skull
  6. mature bone cells
  7. bones that lie along the center of the body
  8. hardening of the bone
  9. freely movable joint
  10. bone is broken, skin is intact (fracture)
  11. joints of the elbow and knee
  12. crystalized uric acid build up (disorder)
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  1. makes blood cells
  2. joints of the shoulders and hips
  3. support weight and facilitate movement (type of bone)
  4. inflammation of the joints (disorder)
  5. protect internal organs (type of bone)
  6. joints of the wrist
  7. calcium and phosphorus
  8. immovable/fixed joint
  9. bone forming cells
  10. bone is protruding through the skin (fracture
  11. embedded in tendons
  12. protect internal organs (type of bone)
  13. bones and joints of the appendages
  14. slightly moveable joint
  15. bone is splintered into many pieces (fracture)
  16. softening of the bone (disorder)
  17. provide stability (type of bone)

29 Clues: makes blood cells • mature bone cells • bone forming cells • joints of the wrist • embedded in tendons • freely movable joint • immovable/fixed joint • hardening of the bone • calcium and phosphorus • slightly moveable joint • joints of the elbow and knee • reabsorb/break down aged bone • joint at the base of the skull • joints of the shoulders and hips • softening of the bone (disorder) • ...

Skeletal System 2023-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. cartilage that helps the bones move smoothly past each other
  2. Ossification, involves the replacement of hyaline cartilage with bony tissue
  3. concentric plates that gives the compact bone its rigidity and hardness
  4. site of spongy bone; responsible for articulation; long bone
  5. mature bone cell; found in or near the lacunae; they develop extensive processes that rub through the canaliculi
  6. cartilage that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints
  7. freely movable within bone limitations; ex: hip, shoulder
  8. skeleton that is the principal supportive structure of the body; includes the skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and hyoid bone.
  9. bone type that that is generally more flat then round
  10. Plates, also known as growth plates
  11. Marrow, composed of red and white blood cells and is found in bones
  12. cylindrical units that run along compact bones to help support and strengthen the bone while also repairing and remodeling bone tissue; also known as the Haversian System
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  1. bones that fill in cracks; mixed with fibrous tissue and cartilage
  2. bone cell that rebuilds, repairs, and dissolves bone
  3. site of compact bone; long bone; provides attachments for muscles
  4. provides housing to the cells and keeps them alive and functional; encase osteocytes
  5. young/immature bone cell; found near the bone surface; secretes organic substances of the matrix
  6. any hole in your bone
  7. skeleton that makes movement for the upper and lower limbs including arms, wrists, forearms, hands, thighs, legs, and feet
  8. fibrous sheath for bones which provides a source of bone cells
  9. joint movement that permits movement in only one direction; ex: ankle and elbow

21 Clues: any hole in your bone • Plates, also known as growth plates • bone cell that rebuilds, repairs, and dissolves bone • bone type that that is generally more flat then round • freely movable within bone limitations; ex: hip, shoulder • cartilage that helps the bones move smoothly past each other • site of spongy bone; responsible for articulation; long bone • ...

Skeletal System 2023-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. cartilage that helps the bones move smoothly past each other
  2. Ossification, involves the replacement of hyaline cartilage with bony tissue
  3. concentric plates that gives the compact bone its rigidity and hardness
  4. site of spongy bone; responsible for articulation; long bone
  5. mature bone cell; found in or near the lacunae; they develop extensive processes that rub through the canaliculi
  6. cartilage that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints
  7. freely movable within bone limitations; ex: hip, shoulder
  8. skeleton that is the principal supportive structure of the body; includes the skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, and hyoid bone.
  9. bone type that that is generally more flat then round
  10. Plates, also known as growth plates
  11. Marrow, composed of red and white blood cells and is found in bones
  12. cylindrical units that run along compact bones to help support and strengthen the bone while also repairing and remodeling bone tissue; also known as the Haversian System
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  1. bones that fill in cracks; mixed with fibrous tissue and cartilage
  2. bone cell that rebuilds, repairs, and dissolves bone
  3. site of compact bone; long bone; provides attachments for muscles
  4. provides housing to the cells and keeps them alive and functional; encase osteocytes
  5. young/immature bone cell; found near the bone surface; secretes organic substances of the matrix
  6. any hole in your bone
  7. skeleton that makes movement for the upper and lower limbs including arms, wrists, forearms, hands, thighs, legs, and feet
  8. fibrous sheath for bones which provides a source of bone cells
  9. joint movement that permits movement in only one direction; ex: ankle and elbow

21 Clues: any hole in your bone • Plates, also known as growth plates • bone cell that rebuilds, repairs, and dissolves bone • bone type that that is generally more flat then round • freely movable within bone limitations; ex: hip, shoulder • cartilage that helps the bones move smoothly past each other • site of spongy bone; responsible for articulation; long bone • ...

SKELETAL SYSTEM 2023-09-28

SKELETAL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. type of cartilage that is smooth, malleable, bloodless, insensitive, and is only evidence of adult bone cartilaginous past
  2. What makes bones
  3. Name of marrow made of fats and doesn't make blood cells
  4. Bony callus originally made of compact bone
  5. name of bone with long term disuse (paralysis, exercise lack, etc.)
  6. name of marrow which is made of red and white blood cells
  7. Joint type that allows for movement in all directions
  8. end of long bone
  9. cellular, fibrous, vascular, sensitive bone life support sheath, source of bone cells
  10. ability of a bone's joint to rotate around its axis
  11. What kind of tissue is bone
  12. turning the sole inwards
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  1. Calcitonin decreases what by increasing bone absorption
  2. nonliving, structural part of bone
  3. Scientific name of bone shaft of a long bone
  4. What maintains bones
  5. Skeleton type that is the body's main support structure
  6. ossification process where bone tissues are formed in early fetal development
  7. Lubricate that minimizes friction and abrasion of joint surfaces
  8. What remodels, repairs, and dissolves bones
  9. Plate site of longitudinal growth on the child
  10. turning sole of foot outwards
  11. name of joint which allows movement on one plane

23 Clues: What makes bones • end of long bone • What maintains bones • turning the sole inwards • What kind of tissue is bone • turning sole of foot outwards • nonliving, structural part of bone • Bony callus originally made of compact bone • What remodels, repairs, and dissolves bones • Scientific name of bone shaft of a long bone • Plate site of longitudinal growth on the child • ...

Skeletal System 2023-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break in a bone
  2. Consists of the bones along the axis, or central line, of the human body
  3. Located laterally to the tibia and is the smaller of the two lower leg bones
  4. The bone that forms the anterior part of the knee
  5. The upper arm bone
  6. The smaller bone found on the thumb side of the forearm
  7. Fibrous cords of tissue that attach bone to bone
  8. Is the larger forearm bone
  9. Fibrous cords of tissue that attach muscle to bone
  10. Is made up of four small bones that fuse together to become the tailbone
Down
  1. Also known as the shoulder blade
  2. The upper leg bone also known as the thigh bone
  3. Total displacement of a bone from its joint
  4. The shaft of a long bone
  5. A slightly curved triangular-shaped bone composed of five segments that gradually fuse together to become one
  6. Lower jawbone and is the only facial bone capable of movement
  7. The end of a long bone
  8. Forms the breastbone and serves as the anterior attachment for the ribs
  9. Contains the bones in the appendages of the body
  10. The shinbone and the larger more medically located lower leg bone

20 Clues: A break in a bone • The upper arm bone • The end of a long bone • The shaft of a long bone • Is the larger forearm bone • Also known as the shoulder blade • Total displacement of a bone from its joint • The upper leg bone also known as the thigh bone • Fibrous cords of tissue that attach bone to bone • Contains the bones in the appendages of the body • ...

Skeletal System 2023-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bone at the top of your head
  2. an artificial body part
  3. Bones help you _____ around
  4. one of the two large bones of the forearm on the thumb side
  5. the shinbone, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg
  6. bones in your hands and feet
  7. In order to maintain healthy bones you should participate in _________ activity
  8. the outer and thinnest of the two bones of the human leg
  9. In order to maintain healthy bones you must maintain good _______
  10. the line of bones down the center of the back that provides support for the body.
  11. a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest
Down
  1. Bones provide _______ and shape
  2. Bone ______ your body
  3. D Foods that are rich in _____promote healthy bones
  4. the long bone in the upper arm which is attached to other bones
  5. Bones make ____ cells
  6. a curved bone in your chest
  7. Foods that are rich in ______promote healthy bones
  8. a long bone that is found in the forearm on the little finger side
  9. In order to maintain healthy bones you must treat ______quickly
  10. are places where two or more bones join together
  11. long bone that runs the length of your upper leg, or thigh

22 Clues: Bone ______ your body • Bones make ____ cells • an artificial body part • a curved bone in your chest • Bones help you _____ around • bones in your hands and feet • Bones provide _______ and shape • The bone at the top of your head • are places where two or more bones join together • Foods that are rich in ______promote healthy bones • ...

Skeletal System 2025-02-10

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. split spine
  2. a cell that breaks down damaged or old bones
  3. is a cell that forms a new bone
  4. muscle breaks down (disintegrates)
  5. a curving of the spine that causes a humpback
  6. inflammation of the fluid-filled synovium
  7. muscle pain
  8. inflammation of the upper jaw
  9. inflammation of a bursa
  10. marrow tumor
  11. tumor that starts within the bone
  12. the split of the skull
  13. a condition where the spine is curved
  14. inflammation of a tendon
  15. a mature bone cell
  16. softening of bones
  17. pain in the kneecap
  18. inward curvature of the spine
  19. dense and brittle bones
  20. degeneration of the spine
Down
  1. muscle weakness
  2. bone develops within fibrous connective tissue.
  3. muscle tissue disease
  4. inflammation of the meniscus
  5. stiffening or fusion of a joint
  6. a membrane that covers the outer surface of bones
  7. joint inflammation
  8. inflammation of the bone
  9. pain in the ribs
  10. a piece of bone and cartilage breaks off causing inflammation
  11. reduced bone mass
  12. loss of bone density

32 Clues: split spine • muscle pain • marrow tumor • muscle weakness • pain in the ribs • reduced bone mass • joint inflammation • a mature bone cell • softening of bones • pain in the kneecap • loss of bone density • muscle tissue disease • the split of the skull • inflammation of a bursa • dense and brittle bones • inflammation of the bone • inflammation of a tendon • degeneration of the spine • ...

SKELETAL SYSTEM 2025-04-08

SKELETAL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kneecap
  2. Jawbone
  3. Finger and toe bones
  4. Shoulder blade
  5. Upper arm bone
  6. Skull
  7. Collarbone
  8. Smaller leg bone
Down
  1. Foot bones
  2. Hand Bones
  3. Arm bone on the same side as the thumb
  4. Hip bone
  5. A large, triangular bone at the base of the spine
  6. Breastbone
  7. Protects vital organs like the heart
  8. Shinbone
  9. Tailbone
  10. arm bone on the side of the pinky
  11. Wrist bone
  12. Thigh Bone

20 Clues: Skull • Kneecap • Jawbone • Hip bone • Shinbone • Tailbone • Foot bones • Hand Bones • Breastbone • Collarbone • Wrist bone • Thigh Bone • Shoulder blade • Upper arm bone • Smaller leg bone • Finger and toe bones • arm bone on the side of the pinky • Protects vital organs like the heart • Arm bone on the same side as the thumb • A large, triangular bone at the base of the spine

Skeletal System 2024-11-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of bone with osteons
  2. what bone marrow does
  3. what part of the skeleton is your ribs a part of
  4. type of bone with trabeculae
  5. makes up osteons
  6. tail bone
  7. immovable junction between bones
  8. first thing that happens when a bone breaks
  9. shoulder blade
  10. stores fat
  11. connects bone to muscle
  12. cheek bone
  13. mature bone cell
  14. Short bone example
  15. most maneuverable joint
  16. released when calcium in blood is too low
  17. fracture that goes half way through
Down
  1. collar bone
  2. top jaw
  3. connects bone to bone
  4. process of making bone
  5. joint inferior to the hip
  6. destroys bone cells
  7. twisted fracture
  8. Longest Bone
  9. created bone cells
  10. bottom jaw
  11. vertical canals for blood vessels
  12. released when calcium in blood is too high

29 Clues: top jaw • tail bone • bottom jaw • stores fat • cheek bone • collar bone • Longest Bone • shoulder blade • makes up osteons • twisted fracture • mature bone cell • created bone cells • Short bone example • destroys bone cells • connects bone to bone • what bone marrow does • process of making bone • connects bone to muscle • most maneuverable joint • type of bone with osteons • joint inferior to the hip • ...

Skeletal System 2024-11-19

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. below the shoulder blade
  2. lateral curvature of the spine
  3. mineral composed mainly of calcium and phosphorus
  4. mature bone cell
  5. dull aching pain of low back
  6. joint between the sacrum and pelvis
  7. bones of the ankle
  8. inflammation of bone, especially the bone marrow
  9. between the ribs
  10. vertebral region of the low back
  11. single bone of a finger or toe
  12. abnormal condition of joint immobility and stiffness
  13. inflammation of a vertebra
  14. cancers that arise from connective tissues such as bone
  15. bone clearing (dissolve) cells
  16. between two adjoining vertebrae
  17. displacement of a bone from a joint
  18. pertaining to rib and its adjacent cartilage
  19. flaring portion of the coxal (pelvic) bone
  20. process of hardening by deposits of calcium
  21. malignant tumor composed of cartilage
  22. refers to joint between humerus and scapula
  23. bone just distal to the wrist
  24. pertaining to region of the tailbone
Down
  1. another name for a joint
  2. below the clavicle
  3. makes up major portion of embryonic skeleton
  4. soft spots in skull where bones have not fused
  5. breaking of a bone
  6. formation of bone
  7. joint between the bones of the forearm
  8. softening of bone
  9. surgical repair of the skull
  10. disease of reduced bone mass
  11. functional unit of bone
  12. physician who specializes in musculoskeletal disorders
  13. strong cordlike structure connects bone to bone to strengthen joint
  14. combining form for bone marrow
  15. inflammation of a joint
  16. incision of the cranium
  17. visualization of the interior of a joint
  18. another name for the wrist
  19. joint between the sternum and clavicle
  20. joint between distal femur and kneecap
  21. excision of a rib
  22. bone building cells
  23. type of cartilage found at the ends of long bones
  24. hernial protrusion of the brain through defect in skull
  25. bone type that is hard

49 Clues: mature bone cell • between the ribs • formation of bone • softening of bone • excision of a rib • below the clavicle • breaking of a bone • bones of the ankle • bone building cells • bone type that is hard • functional unit of bone • inflammation of a joint • incision of the cranium • below the shoulder blade • another name for a joint • inflammation of a vertebra • another name for the wrist • ...

Skeletal system 2025-09-15

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint
  2. Between the ribs
  3. relating to the radius or the radius artery
  4. Inflammation of the clavicle
  5. Lordosis (inward curve) specifically affecting the lumbar region.
  6. Inflammation of the metacarpal bones.
  7. Referring to an undistorted, correct view (often used in optical instruments).
  8. An excessive outward curvature of the thoracic spine, causing a hunched back
  9. Pertaining to the skull.
  10. Inflammation of the cervix
  11. inflammation of the vertebrae
  12. specialist in pedology (child development or soil science depending on context)
  13. the study of rheumatic disease
  14. Inflammation of one or more joints.
  15. Prolonged standing caused metatarsitis in the patient.
  16. inflammation of the synovial membrane
Down
  1. inflammation of the patella
  2. Inflammation of the fibula.
  3. inflammation of a phalanx (finger or toe bone)
  4. Inflammation of the femur.
  5. a joint that has become abnormally stiff or fused.
  6. Inflammation of the wrist.
  7. Inflammation of the spinal cord.
  8. Inflammation of cartilage.
  9. device used to measure the degree of spinal curvature
  10. An abnormal inward curvature of the lumbar spine.
  11. Suturing of a bursa.
  12. Inflammation of the humerus.
  13. A condition where bones become weak and brittle.
  14. inflammation of the scapula or surrounding tissues

30 Clues: Between the ribs • Suturing of a bursa. • Pertaining to the skull. • Inflammation of the femur. • Inflammation of the wrist. • Inflammation of cartilage. • Inflammation of the cervix • inflammation of the patella • Inflammation of the fibula. • Inflammation of the clavicle • Inflammation of the humerus. • inflammation of the vertebrae • the study of rheumatic disease • ...

Skeletal system 2025-09-02

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 27
  2. 14
  3. 31
  4. 33
  5. 38
  6. 21
  7. 15
  8. 26
  9. 29
  10. 13
  11. 30
  12. 19
  13. 24
  14. 35
  15. 22
  16. 11
Down
  1. 20
  2. 32
  3. 17
  4. 37
  5. 40
  6. 12
  7. 41
  8. 39
  9. 25
  10. 42
  11. 16
  12. 23
  13. 18
  14. 28
  15. 36
  16. 34

32 Clues: 27 • 20 • 32 • 17 • 14 • 37 • 40 • 12 • 41 • 31 • 39 • 33 • 38 • 25 • 21 • 15 • 26 • 42 • 16 • 29 • 23 • 13 • 18 • 28 • 30 • 36 • 19 • 24 • 35 • 34 • 22 • 11

Skeletal System 2025-09-29

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tough fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone
  2. fluid-filled sac that reduces friction
  3. type of joint found at the knee and elbow
  4. type of bone that the Patella is an example of
  5. mineral crucial in bone health
  6. name of the bone that runs down the chest
  7. name of the bones in the foot
  8. these clean away old bone
Down
  1. name of the bones in the wrist
  2. bone in the upper arm
  3. Bone in the thigh
  4. these build new bone
  5. smallest of the bones in the lower leg
  6. name of the collarbone
  7. Highest section of the vertebrae
  8. Name of the bones in your fingers and toes
  9. one of the functions of the skeletal system
  10. fluid that lubricates a joint
  11. and socket, type of joint at the hip and shoulder
  12. smallest of the bones in the lower arm
  13. name of the shoulder blade
  14. name of the fourth area of the vertebrae

22 Clues: Bone in the thigh • these build new bone • bone in the upper arm • name of the collarbone • these clean away old bone • name of the shoulder blade • fluid that lubricates a joint • name of the bones in the foot • name of the bones in the wrist • mineral crucial in bone health • Highest section of the vertebrae • smallest of the bones in the lower leg • ...

Skeletal System 2025-10-17

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area where two or more bones join
  2. x-ray
  3. synovial membrane, synovial fluid
  4. two or more bones meet
  5. closed reduction
  6. bone density testing
  7. curved
  8. total displace of bone from joint
  9. skull
  10. the partial displacement from joint
  11. rib
  12. bind together
  13. stiffness
  14. loosening
Down
  1. the visual examination of the internal joint
  2. hump
  3. spinal cord
  4. rhuematoid
  5. vertebrae
  6. polymyalgia rheumatia
  7. cartilage
  8. bone
  9. swayback
  10. inflammation of a bursa
  11. osteoporosis
  12. connect bone to bone
  13. partial knee replacement
  14. joint
  15. singular noun ending
  16. osteoarthritis
  17. total knee arthroplasty

31 Clues: rib • hump • bone • x-ray • skull • joint • curved • swayback • vertebrae • cartilage • stiffness • loosening • rhuematoid • spinal cord • osteoporosis • bind together • osteoarthritis • closed reduction • bone density testing • connect bone to bone • singular noun ending • polymyalgia rheumatia • two or more bones meet • inflammation of a bursa • total knee arthroplasty • partial knee replacement • ...

skeletal system 2025-10-16

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Central, elongated shaft of a long bone
  2. production of red blood cells
  3. disease that weakens the bones
  4. allows movement in the joints
  5. smooth layer covering bone ends
  6. central cavity of bones
  7. dense solid bone forming outer layers
  8. stores fat
  9. honey comb type looking bone
  10. form new bone cells and break down old ones
Down
  1. flat bone
  2. plate found in children joints
  3. laying down new bone materials
  4. an oblate shaped type bone cell
  5. blood cell reproduction
  6. cartilage turning into a bone
  7. provides strength and rigidity to bones
  8. strong fiberous protein in connective tissue
  9. membrane that covers the outside of bones
  10. works with osteoblast

20 Clues: flat bone • stores fat • works with osteoblast • blood cell reproduction • central cavity of bones • honey comb type looking bone • production of red blood cells • allows movement in the joints • cartilage turning into a bone • plate found in children joints • laying down new bone materials • disease that weakens the bones • an oblate shaped type bone cell • ...

Skeletal System 2025-10-16

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a small crack in the bone that often develops from chronic, excessive impact. Overuse injury
  2. supports the head and body and protects the spinal cord
  3. fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
  4. membrane lines the capsule and secretes synovial fluid
  5. physician who specializes in the study and treatment of arthritis characterized by inflammation in the joints and connective tissue
  6. fracture which twists around the bone, may occur from a twisting force
  7. abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  8. the partial displacement of a bone from its joint
  9. the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
  10. abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumber spine
  11. "wear and tear arthritis" degenerative joint disease most commonly associated with aging
  12. red bone marrow forms red blood cells,yellow bone marrow stores fat
  13. a fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement in areas that are subject to friction
  14. bone fracture that breaks through the skin
  15. Connects bone to bone
  16. inflammation of a joint
  17. the smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones
Down
  1. a specialist in the care for feet
  2. the total displacement of a bone from its joint
  3. complete fracture that is straight across the bone
  4. treats mis-alignments of the spine
  5. abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side
  6. joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
  7. inflammation of a bursa
  8. abnormal softening of cartilage
  9. broken bone with no open wound
  10. x-ray
  11. bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in childred
  12. Areas where two or more bones join together
  13. the loss, or absence, of mobility ina joint due to disease, injury, or a surgical procedure

30 Clues: x-ray • Connects bone to bone • inflammation of a bursa • inflammation of a joint • broken bone with no open wound • abnormal softening of cartilage • a specialist in the care for feet • treats mis-alignments of the spine • abnormal lateral curvature of the spine • bone fracture that breaks through the skin • Areas where two or more bones join together • ...

Skeletal system 2025-12-03

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. jaw bone
  2. anatomical name for shoulder blade
  3. anatomical name for ribs
  4. tough bone of the shin
  5. one of the three functions of bones
  6. bones of the ankle
  7. anatomical name for the tailbone
  8. anatomical name for collar bone
  9. overstretching of ligaments
  10. bones lose density
  11. knee cap
  12. bone of the forearm on thumb side
  13. small bone of the shin
  14. a very small fracture
Down
  1. connect bone to bone
  2. anatomical name for skull
  3. bone of the foot
  4. bones of the wrist
  5. bone of the upper arm
  6. bones of the hand
  7. largest bone in the body (thigh)
  8. fingers and toes
  9. a complete break of the bone
  10. bones of the spine
  11. abnormal curve of spine
  12. hip bone
  13. bone of forearm on little finger side
  14. type of bone that the skull is

28 Clues: jaw bone • hip bone • knee cap • bone of the foot • fingers and toes • bones of the hand • bones of the wrist • bones of the ankle • bones of the spine • bones lose density • connect bone to bone • bone of the upper arm • a very small fracture • tough bone of the shin • small bone of the shin • abnormal curve of spine • anatomical name for ribs • anatomical name for skull • overstretching of ligaments • ...

Skeletal System 2025-12-02

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small fluid filled sac that acts as a cushion
  2. pertaining to between the ribs
  3. a disease in children due to lack of vitamin D
  4. collarbone
  5. fracture that results in crushed bone
  6. curved bone that forms the base of each pelvis
  7. surgical repair of a joint
  8. softening of bones
  9. artificial bone or body part
  10. lower jaw bone
Down
  1. biggest bone in the body
  2. inflammation of bone and bone marrow
  3. type of fracture where the bone is broken at an angle
  4. upper arm bone (not so funny, is it?)
  5. death of bone tissue
  6. cancer that forms in the bone marrow
  7. fracture common in children
  8. heel bone
  9. hunched back
  10. bones of fingers and toes
  11. bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers
  12. process of viewing the inside of a bone/ joint
  13. shoulder blade
  14. large bone that forms the upper part of each pelvis

24 Clues: heel bone • collarbone • hunched back • shoulder blade • lower jaw bone • softening of bones • death of bone tissue • biggest bone in the body • bones of fingers and toes • surgical repair of a joint • fracture common in children • artificial bone or body part • pertaining to between the ribs • inflammation of bone and bone marrow • cancer that forms in the bone marrow • ...

Body Systems 2020-10-27

Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. system that helps circulate blood throughout our body
  2. this carries deoxygenated blood back to our heart
  3. one of the two types of cells in the nervous system
  4. one of the primary organs in the central nervous system
  5. number of skeletal muscles in our body
  6. disease that is caused by long term inflammation in the bronchial tubes
  7. largest bone in the human skeletal system
  8. an organ that is in the middle of our chest
Down
  1. total amount of bones in our body
  2. another name for the circulatory system
  3. one of the two parts of the respiratory system
  4. main tissue that encase the heart
  5. biggest joint in your body
  6. study of diseases and disorders of the nervous system
  7. a muscle you can control
  8. pairs of spinal nerves in the human body
  9. form of cancer that comes from your lungs
  10. muscle that controls 80% of breathing
  11. smallest bone in the skeletal system
  12. one of the strongest muscles

20 Clues: a muscle you can control • biggest joint in your body • one of the strongest muscles • total amount of bones in our body • main tissue that encase the heart • smallest bone in the skeletal system • muscle that controls 80% of breathing • number of skeletal muscles in our body • another name for the circulatory system • pairs of spinal nerves in the human body • ...

Skeletal System 2022-01-04

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located on the knee
  2. also called the pelvis
  3. top of the cervical vertebrae
  4. bone on the shoulder
  5. longest bone in the body
  6. the vertebrae below the thoracic vertebrae
  7. bone in the wrist in line with the thumb
  8. cord that attaches muscle to bone
  9. skull bone
  10. break in the bone
  11. curvature of the spine
  12. 12 pair of them
Down
  1. below the atlas in the cervical vertebrae
  2. jaw
  3. bone in wrist in line with the pinky
  4. heel of the foot
  5. strong flexible connective tissue
  6. longest bone in the arm
  7. the end part of the sacrum
  8. elastic connective tissue that attaches bones

20 Clues: jaw • skull bone • 12 pair of them • heel of the foot • break in the bone • located on the knee • bone on the shoulder • also called the pelvis • curvature of the spine • longest bone in the arm • longest bone in the body • the end part of the sacrum • top of the cervical vertebrae • strong flexible connective tissue • cord that attaches muscle to bone • bone in wrist in line with the pinky • ...

Skeletal System 2020-08-20

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are 26 bones in the human....
  2. This bone protects the brain from any injuries.
  3. You should always exercise to look after you bones Even just a quick...... is good.
  4. ....... helps your bones to become denser.
  5. The smallest bone in our body is in our.....
  6. You should have this many ribs but some people have more.
  7. The unla is a long bone which is in your....
  8. This fluid helps joints move easier.
  9. Only 10% of the world's animals are........ (humans included)
Down
  1. these bones support our body's movement.
  2. What are your bones mostly made of?
  3. You more likely to get osteoporosis if you are a......
  4. Bones are filled with spongy tissue called.....
  5. This tissue connect bones to other bones.
  6. This important bone supports most of our body weight.
  7. ...... helps your bones to stop rubbing together.
  8. This is the longest and strongest bone in our body
  9. To do CPR properly you have to start by finding this bone.
  10. What in the human body, once broken, can heal itself?
  11. Not everyone may like them but these foods are good for bones as well.

20 Clues: What are your bones mostly made of? • There are 26 bones in the human.... • This fluid helps joints move easier. • these bones support our body's movement. • This tissue connect bones to other bones. • ....... helps your bones to become denser. • The smallest bone in our body is in our..... • The unla is a long bone which is in your.... • ...

Skeletal System 2020-08-20

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these bones support our body's movement.
  2. ...... helps your bones to stop rubbing together.
  3. This tissue connect bones to other bones.
  4. There are 26 bones in the human....
  5. To do CPR properly you have to start by finding this bone.
  6. Not everyone may like them but these foods are good for bones as well.
  7. This important bone supports most of our body weight.
  8. This fluid helps joints move easier.
  9. The smallest bone in our body is in our.....
  10. Bones are filled with spongy tissue called.....
  11. The unla is a long bone which is in your....
Down
  1. What are your bones mostly made of?
  2. ....... helps your bones to become denser.
  3. What in the human body, once broken, can heal itself?
  4. This is the longest and strongest bone in our body
  5. Only 10% of the world's animals are........ (humans included)
  6. You more likely to get osteoporosis if you are a......
  7. You should have this many ribs but some people have more.
  8. This bone protects the brain from any injuries.
  9. You should always exercise to look after you .bones Even just a quick...... is good.

20 Clues: What are your bones mostly made of? • There are 26 bones in the human.... • This fluid helps joints move easier. • these bones support our body's movement. • This tissue connect bones to other bones. • ....... helps your bones to become denser. • The smallest bone in our body is in our..... • The unla is a long bone which is in your.... • ...

Skeletal System 2022-02-20

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vertebrae number 20-24
  2. large bone in the heel of the foot
  3. vertebrae number 8-19
  4. tubular bones between wrist and digits
  5. small bone in lower leg
  6. upper hip bone
  7. second cervical vertebrae
  8. inner bone in lower arm
  9. short angular bones that makes up the ankle
  10. large bone in lower leg
  11. upper jaw
Down
  1. cheekbone
  2. upper arm
  3. forehead
  4. bones in the fingers and toes
  5. tailbone
  6. first 7 vertebrae
  7. lower jaw
  8. upper leg
  9. first cervical vertebrae
  10. kneecap

21 Clues: kneecap • forehead • tailbone • cheekbone • upper arm • lower jaw • upper leg • upper jaw • upper hip bone • first 7 vertebrae • vertebrae number 8-19 • vertebrae number 20-24 • small bone in lower leg • inner bone in lower arm • large bone in lower leg • first cervical vertebrae • second cervical vertebrae • bones in the fingers and toes • large bone in the heel of the foot • ...

Skeletal System 2013-11-11

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. short bones that make up the wrist
  2. heelbone
  3. anatomical name of the collarbone
  4. a term that is used for both fingers and toes
  5. attach bone to bone
  6. attach muscle to bone
  7. kneecap
  8. bone of the upper arm
  9. smaller bone in the lower leg
  10. tibs that attach to the spine and the sternum
Down
  1. short bones that make up the ankle
  2. shinbone
  3. the lower jawbone
  4. upper jawbone
  5. long bones in the palm of your hand
  6. number of cervical vertebrae
  7. process tip of the breast bone
  8. attach to the spine but do not attach on the front
  9. bone in the forearm on the little finger side
  10. frontal bone that the ribs attach to
  11. shoulder blade
  12. attach the spinal column to the coxa
  13. bone in the forearm on the thumb side
  14. upper leg bone

24 Clues: kneecap • shinbone • heelbone • upper jawbone • shoulder blade • upper leg bone • the lower jawbone • attach bone to bone • attach muscle to bone • bone of the upper arm • number of cervical vertebrae • smaller bone in the lower leg • process tip of the breast bone • anatomical name of the collarbone • short bones that make up the ankle • short bones that make up the wrist • ...

Skeletal System 2014-05-12

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a soft connective tissue that is found in the spaces of many bones
  2. ends of a long bone
  3. ankle bones
  4. a membrane that surrounds bone
  5. a condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily
  6. an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  7. shaft of a long bone
  8. number of facial bones (spell number)
  9. 26 small bones that make up your backbone
  10. the strong connective tissue that holds bones in joints together
  11. narrow opening in a bone
  12. lower jaw bone
Down
  1. tailbone; forms the end of the spine
  2. a substitute for a diseased or missing body part
  3. a disease in which joints become irritated or inflamed
  4. typical number of bones in adult skeleton
  5. a place in the body where 2 bones come together
  6. your framework that is made up of all the bones in your body
  7. thigh bone; largest bone in the body
  8. connective tissue that is more flexible than the bone

20 Clues: ankle bones • lower jaw bone • ends of a long bone • shaft of a long bone • narrow opening in a bone • a membrane that surrounds bone • tailbone; forms the end of the spine • thigh bone; largest bone in the body • number of facial bones (spell number) • typical number of bones in adult skeleton • 26 small bones that make up your backbone • ...

Skeletal System 2014-05-13

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ is the bone in the upper arm
  2. If you move from a sitting to a standing position, the joint movement that occurs at the knee is called ____
  3. The bones of the wrist are the ____
  4. _____ is one of the four cranial bones
  5. _____ is an abnormal "hunchback" appearance
  6. Another name for the breast bone is the _____
  7. The shoulder and hip are _____ ___ _____ joints
  8. _____ is the outer covering of the bone
  9. ____ is the process of blood cell formation in the red bone marrow of bones
  10. _____ is located on the thumb side of the hand
  11. _____ _____ is bone that broke through skin
  12. The shoulder girdle consist of _____ ___ _____
  13. _____ is the medical term for kneecap
  14. _____ bones are found in the skull
  15. _____ is one of the three parts of the pelvis
  16. Porous bones are called ____ ____
  17. A _____ fracture is a bone injury that does not completely separate the bone
  18. _____ is an infection of the bone
  19. Seven pairs of costal cartilages join seven pairs of ribs directly to the sternum. These are known as _____ _____
  20. A _____ is a damaged ligament
  21. _____ is the central opening on the vertebrae for the passage of the spinal cord
  22. ____ is a disease caused from a lack of vitamin D and can cause a person to have bowlegs
  23. _____ is pain in your big toe
Down
  1. Areas where cranial bones join together to form immovable joints are called ____
  2. The act of movement away from the body is ____
  3. Applying a cast around a fracture _____ the bone
  4. If you broke your clavicle, you'd have a bone injury called a ____
  5. _____ is located on the pinky side of the hand
  6. The _____ _____ is made up of the skull, spine, and ribs
  7. Total number of bones in the body (four words)
  8. The cranium protects the ____
  9. _______ ______ is a chronic, autoimmune disease.
  10. The medical term for the finger bone is _____
  11. The heel bone is known as the ____
  12. Inflammation of joints is _____
  13. _____ is caused by poor posture (Swaybacked)
  14. The shaft of the long bone is called ____
  15. Immovable joints are found in the _____ _____
  16. The only movable bone of the face is the _____
  17. _____ is when the spine is curved from side to side
  18. What is an osteocyte? _____ _____
  19. ____ is the movement used to turn your head side to side to say "No"
  20. _____ is the largest bone in the body
  21. ____ is the fluid that reduces the friction during movement
  22. When you're old and your bones become more porous, lose calcium and phosphorous and are more likely to fracture, you have a condition called ____
  23. Bones are composed of microscopic cells called ____
  24. One function of the skeletal system is to store ____
  25. Flexion means ____

48 Clues: Flexion means ____ • The cranium protects the ____ • A _____ is a damaged ligament • _____ is pain in your big toe • Inflammation of joints is _____ • Porous bones are called ____ ____ • What is an osteocyte? _____ _____ • _____ is an infection of the bone • _____ is the bone in the upper arm • The heel bone is known as the ____ • _____ bones are found in the skull • ...

Skeletal System 2014-01-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ear bones
  2. Jaw bone
  3. Bony protection for eye
  4. Collarbone
  5. Ankle bump
  6. Bones of the wrist
  7. Where two bones meet
  8. Shoulder blade
  9. soft core of bone
  10. Large bump
  11. Backbone
  12. Infection of bone
  13. Seed-like bone
  14. Funny bone?
  15. Kneecap
  16. Narrow part of a long bone
  17. Bone in throat
Down
  1. Metacarpophalangeal joint
  2. Easily fractured wrist bone
  3. Heel
  4. Bones of the foot
  5. Buckle fracture
  6. Shin bone
  7. Open fracture
  8. Membrane covering bone
  9. Bone building cell
  10. Outer layer of bone
  11. Circular bone?
  12. Childhood fracture
  13. Longest bone in the body
  14. Point of elbow
  15. Breastbone
  16. Finger (or toe) bone

33 Clues: Heel • Kneecap • Jaw bone • Backbone • Ear bones • Shin bone • Collarbone • Ankle bump • Large bump • Breastbone • Funny bone? • Open fracture • Shoulder blade • Circular bone? • Point of elbow • Seed-like bone • Bone in throat • Buckle fracture • Bones of the foot • soft core of bone • Infection of bone • Bones of the wrist • Bone building cell • Childhood fracture • Outer layer of bone • Where two bones meet • ...

Skeletal System 2015-02-09

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dense flexible connective tissue
  2. shaft of bone
  3. thighbone
  4. person who treats joint and connective tissue disorders
  5. T1-T12
  6. tailbone
  7. atrophy of the bones
  8. long bone extending from shoulder to elbow
  9. to form bone
  10. bone cells
  11. C1-C7
  12. kneecap
  13. broken bone
  14. straight line through physical body
  15. one of two bones extending from the elbow to the wrist
Down
  1. formation of cartilage
  2. medical specialty concerned with preservation of bones
  3. end of long bone
  4. five bones fused together at the end of the spine
  5. to straighten a joint
  6. injury to the ligament
  7. having to do with something attached
  8. L1-L5
  9. bending a joint

24 Clues: C1-C7 • L1-L5 • T1-T12 • kneecap • tailbone • thighbone • bone cells • broken bone • to form bone • shaft of bone • bending a joint • end of long bone • atrophy of the bones • to straighten a joint • formation of cartilage • injury to the ligament • dense flexible connective tissue • straight line through physical body • having to do with something attached • long bone extending from shoulder to elbow • ...

Skeletal System 2015-01-24

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. knee
  2. upper leg
  3. top of the skull
  4. we have 24
  5. shoulder blade
  6. form the arches of the foot
  7. upper arm
  8. finger side, lower arm
  9. end of spine, tail bone
  10. back to the skull
  11. neck
  12. the collarbone
Down
  1. 7 ankle bones upper foot
  2. hip bone
  3. side of the skull
  4. larger bone, lower leg
  5. the lower jaw
  6. smaller bone, lower leg
  7. heel
  8. breast bone
  9. upper hand
  10. fingers and toes
  11. forehead
  12. the cheek area
  13. the upper jaw
  14. base of the skull
  15. thumb side, lower arm

27 Clues: knee • heel • neck • hip bone • forehead • upper leg • upper arm • we have 24 • upper hand • breast bone • the lower jaw • the upper jaw • shoulder blade • the cheek area • the collarbone • top of the skull • fingers and toes • side of the skull • base of the skull • back to the skull • thumb side, lower arm • larger bone, lower leg • finger side, lower arm • smaller bone, lower leg • end of spine, tail bone • ...

Skeletal System 2014-11-09

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus, where ossification is not complete
  2. a small channel or duct
  3. a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone
  4. occurs when the cartilage model also grows in thickness due to the addition of more extracellular matrix on the peripheral cartilage surface
  5. the formation of bone
  6. the shaft or central part of a long bone
  7. the soft tissue found between the articular capsule (joint capsule) and the joint cavity of synovial joints.
  8. a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation
  9. the formation and development of blood cells
  10. the apposition or formation of new bone as a normal physiologic process
  11. the most common and most movable type of joint
Down
  1. a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted
  2. a cell that has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it
  3. A cyclical process by which bone maintains a dynamic steady state through resorption and formation of a small amount of bone at the same site.
  4. bone marrow mainly made up of fat cells
  5. a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints
  6. a haversian canal with the concentrically arranged laminae of bone that surround it
  7. an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone
  8. a type of continuous, slightly movable joint
  9. the process or action by which something is reabsorbed

20 Clues: the formation of bone • a small channel or duct • bone marrow mainly made up of fat cells • the shaft or central part of a long bone • a type of continuous, slightly movable joint • the formation and development of blood cells • the most common and most movable type of joint • an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-24

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Neck vertebrae
  2. Electricity
  3. Thighbone
  4. Heel
  5. to visually examine
  6. Membrane surrounding bone
  7. Vitamin D deficiency
  8. device used in arthroscopy
  9. Treats joints and connective tissue disorder
  10. Realigning a bone fracture
  11. foot,child
  12. Formation of bone
  13. Inflammation of joints
  14. -malacia
  15. Shaft of the long bone
  16. Bone marrow
Down
  1. Dense, flexible connective tissue
  2. Lower spinal column
  3. Wrist
  4. turning palm/foot upward
  5. Removal of rib
  6. Drug derived from opium
  7. Removing fluid from a joint
  8. Inflammation
  9. Both sides
  10. S-shaped curvature
  11. Tumor
  12. Surgical cutting of bone
  13. Movement
  14. Bending or being bent
  15. cheir/o

31 Clues: Heel • Wrist • Tumor • cheir/o • Movement • -malacia • Thighbone • foot,child • Both sides • Electricity • Bone marrow • Inflammation • Neck vertebrae • Removal of rib • Formation of bone • S-shaped curvature • Lower spinal column • to visually examine • Vitamin D deficiency • Bending or being bent • Inflammation of joints • Shaft of the long bone • Drug derived from opium • turning palm/foot upward • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-19

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. place where bones come together
  2. breast bone
  3. surgical repair of a joint
  4. pain in the ribs
  5. one of three bones of the hip
  6. shoulder blade
  7. chest
  8. one of two bones extending from the elbow to the wrist
Down
  1. movement away from the midline of the body
  2. injury to a ligament
  3. turning the palm or foot upward
  4. large bone extending from the shoulder and ending at the elbow
  5. ankle bone
  6. field of study that deals with joints and connective tissue disorder
  7. knee cap
  8. tail bone
  9. shin bone
  10. bones that make up the fingers
  11. main bone of the shoulder girdle
  12. wrist bone

20 Clues: chest • knee cap • tail bone • shin bone • ankle bone • wrist bone • breast bone • shoulder blade • pain in the ribs • injury to a ligament • surgical repair of a joint • one of three bones of the hip • bones that make up the fingers • turning the palm or foot upward • place where bones come together • main bone of the shoulder girdle • movement away from the midline of the body • ...

skeletal system 2015-10-01

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wrist
  2. neck
  3. joins cranial bones
  4. surgical repair of bone
  5. tibia
  6. kneecap
  7. movement away from the midline of the body
  8. chest
  9. field of joints and CT disorders
  10. turning outward
  11. femur/o
  12. pain in a bone
Down
  1. collarbone
  2. shoulder blade
  3. where bones come together
  4. bone is made of
  5. little joint movement
  6. dense, flexible connective tissue
  7. calcane/o
  8. having to do with an arm
  9. break in a bone
  10. lower jawbone

22 Clues: neck • wrist • tibia • chest • kneecap • femur/o • calcane/o • collarbone • lower jawbone • shoulder blade • pain in a bone • bone is made of • turning outward • break in a bone • joins cranial bones • little joint movement • surgical repair of bone • having to do with an arm • where bones come together • field of joints and CT disorders • dense, flexible connective tissue • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bone that forms the cheeks
  2. inner surface of medullary cavity
  3. calcane/o
  4. pointing the toes downward
  5. joint inflammation
  6. joint with no movement
  7. turning the palm or foot upward
  8. end of a long bone
  9. a tear in a ligament
Down
  1. bone that forms the bridge of the nose
  2. backward bending
  3. composed of cranial, facial, thoracic and spinal bones
  4. projection on the lower end of the sternum
  5. movement away from the midline of the body
  6. inside of diaphysis
  7. joint with little movement
  8. membrane covering most bones
  9. femur/o
  10. place where bones come together
  11. joint that has free movement
  12. shaft of a long bone
  13. turning inward
  14. dense, flexible connective tissue

23 Clues: femur/o • calcane/o • turning inward • backward bending • joint inflammation • end of a long bone • inside of diaphysis • shaft of a long bone • a tear in a ligament • joint with no movement • bone that forms the cheeks • joint with little movement • pointing the toes downward • membrane covering most bones • joint that has free movement • place where bones come together • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. membrane covering most bones
  2. joint with little movement
  3. movement away from the midline of the body
  4. inside of diaphysis
  5. dense, flexible connective tissue
  6. turning the palm or foot upward
  7. inner surface of medullary cavity
  8. joint that has free movement
  9. bone that forms the bridge of the nose
  10. place where bones come together
  11. bone that forms the cheeks
  12. end of a long bone
Down
  1. joint with no movement
  2. projection on the lower end of the sternum
  3. a tear in a ligament
  4. calcane/o
  5. turning inward
  6. backward bending
  7. composed of cranial, facial, thoracic and spinal bones
  8. joint inflammation
  9. shaft of a long bone
  10. femur/o

22 Clues: femur/o • calcane/o • turning inward • backward bending • joint inflammation • end of a long bone • inside of diaphysis • a tear in a ligament • shaft of a long bone • joint with no movement • joint with little movement • bone that forms the cheeks • membrane covering most bones • joint that has free movement • turning the palm or foot upward • place where bones come together • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. membrane covering most bones
  2. inside of diaphysis
  3. shaft of a long bone
  4. joint with little movement
  5. end of a long bone
  6. place where bones come together
  7. joint with no movement
  8. turning the palm or foot upward
  9. femur/o
Down
  1. projection on the lower end of the sternum
  2. joint inflammation
  3. calcane/o
  4. composed of cranial, facial, thoracic and spinal bones
  5. a tear in a ligament
  6. dense, flexible connective tissue
  7. movement away from the midline of the body
  8. bone that forms the cheeks
  9. joint that has free movement
  10. backward bending
  11. bone that forms the bridge of the nose
  12. turning inward
  13. inner surface of medullary cavity

22 Clues: femur/o • calcane/o • turning inward • backward bending • joint inflammation • end of a long bone • inside of diaphysis • shaft of a long bone • a tear in a ligament • joint with no movement • joint with little movement • bone that forms the cheeks • membrane covering most bones • joint that has free movement • place where bones come together • turning the palm or foot upward • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Collarbone
  2. Both finger and toe bones
  3. Type of joint with free movement
  4. Long bone in upper arm
  5. Broken bone
  6. Bone cells
  7. To form bone
  8. Bones of the ankle
  9. Largest bone in the leg
  10. Lower jaw bone
  11. Shaft of a long bone
Down
  1. Coccyx
  2. Bone in back of skull
  3. Patella
  4. Two pairs of ribs do this
  5. Bone disorder;reduction in bone mass
  6. Sideways curvature of the spine
  7. Movement away from midline of the body
  8. Twenty-four bones in a column
  9. Joint inflammation

20 Clues: Coccyx • Patella • Collarbone • Bone cells • Broken bone • To form bone • Lower jaw bone • Joint inflammation • Bones of the ankle • Shaft of a long bone • Bone in back of skull • Long bone in upper arm • Largest bone in the leg • Two pairs of ribs do this • Both finger and toe bones • Twenty-four bones in a column • Sideways curvature of the spine • Type of joint with free movement • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lower jaw bone
  2. Broken bone
  3. Bone cells
  4. Collarbone
  5. To form bone
  6. Bone in back of skull
  7. Movement away from midline of the body
  8. Shaft of a long bone
  9. Bones of the ankle
  10. Coccyx
  11. Long bone in upper arm
Down
  1. Patella
  2. Twenty-four bones in a column
  3. Joint inflammation
  4. Type of joint with free movement
  5. Bone disorder;reduction in bone mass
  6. Sideways curvature of the spine
  7. Largest bone in the leg
  8. Two pairs of ribs do this
  9. Both finger and toe bones

20 Clues: Coccyx • Patella • Bone cells • Collarbone • Broken bone • To form bone • Lower jaw bone • Joint inflammation • Bones of the ankle • Shaft of a long bone • Bone in back of skull • Long bone in upper arm • Largest bone in the leg • Two pairs of ribs do this • Both finger and toe bones • Twenty-four bones in a column • Sideways curvature of the spine • Type of joint with free movement • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. base of spine
  2. bone tissue
  3. incomplete break
  4. wrist bones
  5. scapula
  6. rib
  7. free moving joint
  8. bone marrow
  9. attach muscle to bone
  10. lower jaw bone
  11. ankle bones
Down
  1. pelvo
  2. base of sternum
  3. moving around central axis
  4. patella
  5. carpo
  6. heel bone
  7. bone
  8. attach bones to bones
  9. bending or being bent
  10. spondylo
  11. collarbone

22 Clues: rib • bone • pelvo • carpo • patella • scapula • spondylo • heel bone • collarbone • bone tissue • wrist bones • bone marrow • ankle bones • base of spine • lower jaw bone • base of sternum • incomplete break • free moving joint • attach bones to bones • bending or being bent • attach muscle to bone • moving around central axis

Skeletal System 2015-09-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thighbone
  2. shin bone
  3. the collarbone
  4. bone formation
  5. surgical repair of bone
  6. kneecap
  7. bending a joint
  8. joint with no movement
  9. pain in a rib
  10. injury to a ligament
  11. the shoulder blade
  12. end of the long bone
  13. membrane that surrounds the outside of the bone
  14. movement away from the midline of the body
Down
  1. the long bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
  2. break in a bone
  3. the heel bone
  4. the lower jaw bone
  5. bone formation
  6. lateral curvature of the spine; S-shaped curvature
  7. pain in the arm
  8. turning the palm or foot upward
  9. fibrous membrane joining bones, especially the cranial bones
  10. the breastbone

24 Clues: kneecap • thighbone • shin bone • the heel bone • pain in a rib • the collarbone • bone formation • bone formation • the breastbone • break in a bone • bending a joint • pain in the arm • the lower jaw bone • the shoulder blade • injury to a ligament • end of the long bone • joint with no movement • surgical repair of bone • turning the palm or foot upward • movement away from the midline of the body • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fibrous membrane joining bones, especially the cranial bones
  2. pain in a rib
  3. bone formation
  4. the heel bone
  5. shin bone
  6. turning the palm or foot upward
  7. kneecap
  8. lateral curvature of the spine; S-shaped curvature
  9. thighbone
  10. the lower jaw bone
Down
  1. end of the long bone
  2. pain in the arm
  3. surgical repair of bone
  4. joint with no movement
  5. movement away from the midline of the body
  6. the long bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
  7. the collarbone
  8. break in a bone
  9. the shoulder blade
  10. membrane that surrounds the outside of the bone
  11. bending a joint
  12. the breastbone
  13. injury to a ligament

23 Clues: kneecap • shin bone • thighbone • pain in a rib • the heel bone • bone formation • the collarbone • the breastbone • pain in the arm • break in a bone • bending a joint • the shoulder blade • the lower jaw bone • end of the long bone • injury to a ligament • joint with no movement • surgical repair of bone • turning the palm or foot upward • movement away from the midline of the body • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long bone between shoulder blade and breastbone
  2. the bone of the thigh
  3. the kneecap
  4. bone enclosing the brain
  5. fingers or toes
  6. the outer bone between the knee and ankle
  7. bone connecting humerus and clavicle
  8. inner bone making up the forearm
  9. process of lower part of the breastbone
  10. curved bones that protect thoracic cavity organs
Down
  1. middle part of breastbone
  2. make up the spine
  3. the inner bone between knee and ankle
  4. bones that make up the wrist
  5. the heel bone
  6. upper part of breastbone
  7. makes up the hipbone
  8. bones that make up the ankle
  9. outer bone making up the forearm
  10. bone of the upper arm

20 Clues: the kneecap • the heel bone • fingers or toes • make up the spine • makes up the hipbone • the bone of the thigh • bone of the upper arm • upper part of breastbone • bone enclosing the brain • middle part of breastbone • bones that make up the wrist • bones that make up the ankle • outer bone making up the forearm • inner bone making up the forearm • bone connecting humerus and clavicle • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the shoulder blade
  2. - one of the 5 bones extending from the wrist to the first knuckle of each hand
  3. - the collarbone
  4. bone - a facial bone
  5. - kneecap
  6. - the lateral leg bone
  7. - The heel bone
  8. - joint with no movement
  9. - shin bone
  10. - one of the two bones extending from the elbow to the wrist
  11. - lower jawbone
Down
  1. - having to do with the arm
  2. - the wrist bone
  3. - bone above the upper teeth
  4. - the bones between the tarsals and phalanges of the foot.
  5. - to bend a joint
  6. - dense, flexible connective tissue
  7. - to straighten a joint
  8. - the bones of the sole of the foot
  9. - A fibrous membrane joining bones

20 Clues: - kneecap • - shin bone • - The heel bone • - lower jawbone • - the wrist bone • - the collarbone • - to bend a joint • - the shoulder blade • bone - a facial bone • - the lateral leg bone • - to straighten a joint • - joint with no movement • - having to do with the arm • - bone above the upper teeth • - A fibrous membrane joining bones • - dense, flexible connective tissue • ...

Skeletal System 2016-02-20

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Greek word for chest
  2. collarbone
  3. abbreviation for computed tomography
  4. scapula
  5. break without separation
  6. away from midline
  7. inflammation of a joint
  8. to form bone
  9. turning inward
  10. bones that make up the skull
  11. hip
Down
  1. kinesi/o
  2. Latin word for heel
  3. femur
  4. lower jawbone
  5. turn downward
  6. fingers and toes
  7. group of bones that make up your wrist
  8. bone that makes up your forehead
  9. crani/o
  10. joined together

21 Clues: hip • femur • scapula • crani/o • kinesi/o • collarbone • to form bone • lower jawbone • turn downward • turning inward • joined together • fingers and toes • away from midline • Latin word for heel • Greek word for chest • inflammation of a joint • break without separation • bones that make up the skull • bone that makes up your forehead • abbreviation for computed tomography • ...

Skeletal system 2016-09-20

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ankle bone
  2. a break in the bone
  3. means "movement"
  4. turning outward
  5. heel bone
  6. bone cell
  7. sword-shaped
  8. free moving joint
  9. "U-shaped" bone forming lower jaw
  10. breastbone
  11. tailbone
  12. wrist bone
Down
  1. kneecap
  2. bones of the finger
  3. thighbone
  4. turning inward
  5. Shaft of long bone
  6. layers outside of the bone
  7. shin bone
  8. irregular shaped bone that forms the upper jaw

20 Clues: kneecap • tailbone • thighbone • heel bone • bone cell • shin bone • ankle bone • breastbone • wrist bone • sword-shaped • turning inward • turning outward • means "movement" • free moving joint • Shaft of long bone • bones of the finger • a break in the bone • layers outside of the bone • "U-shaped" bone forming lower jaw • irregular shaped bone that forms the upper jaw

Skeletal System 2016-09-18

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. finger bones
  2. wrist bones
  3. tie bones together
  4. layer that lines medullary cavity
  5. process that forms bones
  6. forearm bone ending with the thumb
  7. attaches muslce to bone
  8. fibrous memebranes that joins cranial bones
  9. collarbone
Down
  1. shoulder blade
  2. includes bones of the skull, chest, and spinal column
  3. shaft of a long bone
  4. places where bones come together
  5. membrane on outside of bone
  6. bone cells
  7. includes bones of the arms, legs, shoulder and pelvic bones
  8. long bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
  9. forearm bone ending with the pinky
  10. thigh bone
  11. ankle bones

20 Clues: bone cells • thigh bone • collarbone • wrist bones • ankle bones • finger bones • shoulder blade • tie bones together • shaft of a long bone • attaches muslce to bone • process that forms bones • membrane on outside of bone • places where bones come together • layer that lines medullary cavity • forearm bone ending with the pinky • forearm bone ending with the thumb • ...

Skeletal System 2023-01-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protects the heart and lungs
  2. Hip bones
  3. Knee cap
  4. All other bones that work around the axial skeleton
  5. Fingers and toes
  6. Thigh bone
  7. Behind the tibia that provides stability
  8. Bones that make the arch of the foot
  9. Skull and vertebral column
  10. Pinky side of the forearm
Down
  1. Protects the brain, makes the face
  2. 8 bones of the wrist
  3. Protects spinal chord
  4. Upper arm bone
  5. Made of the Clavicle and the scapula
  6. Under the jaw, used for ligament attachment
  7. Bones of the hand
  8. 5 bones of the ankle
  9. Thumb side, allows forearm to rotate
  10. Front of the shin bone, bears weight of the body

20 Clues: Knee cap • Hip bones • Thigh bone • Upper arm bone • Fingers and toes • Bones of the hand • 8 bones of the wrist • 5 bones of the ankle • Protects spinal chord • Pinky side of the forearm • Skull and vertebral column • Protects the heart and lungs • Protects the brain, makes the face • Made of the Clavicle and the scapula • Thumb side, allows forearm to rotate • ...

Skeletal System 2017-05-03

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vertebral column is most affected by lordosis.
  2. Bone is most likely formed only by intramembranous ossification.
  3. Cartilage tissue is replaced by bone and becomes a structure.
  4. Tissue becomes bone during endochondral ossification.
  5. What bone is considered the "keystone" of the cranium.
  6. There are 80 bones in the central.
  7. The largest of the three hip bones.
  8. contributes to the hardness of bone.
  9. sac of synovial fluid between joint and tendon..
  10. Skeleton that exhibits partially closed epiphyseal plates would bi in.
  11. Fiber that gives bone its flexibility.
  12. smooth flat or almost flat articular surface.
Down
  1. What is the largest bone.
  2. What is the largest and only sesamoid bone.
  3. the disc at which the growth of a long bone take place.
  4. cell build bone tissue by depositing bone matrix.
  5. soft spot in an infant's skull.
  6. cell will dissolve some bone matrix and release calcium.
  7. compact bone tissue blood vessels and nerves can be found.
  8. Head of the femur fits into what structure.
  9. An immovable joint between bones of the skull.
  10. The human body consists of 206.
  11. The cranial consists of how many bones.

23 Clues: What is the largest bone. • soft spot in an infant's skull. • The human body consists of 206. • There are 80 bones in the central. • The largest of the three hip bones. • contributes to the hardness of bone. • Fiber that gives bone its flexibility. • The cranial consists of how many bones. • What is the largest and only sesamoid bone. • ...

Skeletal System 2021-01-15

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fuses plates of parietal bones
  2. Type of joint that includes intervertebral disks and pubis symphysis
  3. The clavicle and scapula are bones that compose the _______ girdle
  4. Collarbone; attaches medially to manubrium of sternum and laterally to scapula
  5. The femur and tiia are bones forming the ____joint
  6. A "soft" bone condition in children; usually due to lack of calcium or vitamin D in the diet
  7. Bones of the hand
  8. Most joints of the limbs. Have greatest mobility
  9. Paired bones forming most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium
  10. Site of mastoid process, styloid process, and external auditory meatus
  11. Bones of the wrist
Down
  1. The system increases bone strength and viability by a pulling action
  2. A fracture in which the end of the bone penetrates through the skin surface
  3. Lower jaw
  4. Bone regions united by fibrous connective tissue
  5. The first seven pairs of ribs, attached directly to the sternum
  6. Bones of the fingers (and toes)
  7. The ilium, pelvis, and ischium fuse to form which bones?
  8. Body system that provides vitamin D for proper calcium absorption
  9. Forehead bone; the bony projections under the eyebrows
  10. Longest bone in the body; articulates with the coxal bone
  11. Skeletal division that forms the longitudinal axis of the body
  12. Skeletal division with bones of limbs and girdles

23 Clues: Lower jaw • Bones of the hand • Bones of the wrist • Fuses plates of parietal bones • Bones of the fingers (and toes) • Bone regions united by fibrous connective tissue • Skeletal division with bones of limbs and girdles • Most joints of the limbs. Have greatest mobility • The femur and tiia are bones forming the ____joint • ...

Skeletal System 2021-01-20

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Identify G in the diagram.
  2. Identify I in the diagram.
  3. Identify S in the diagram.
  4. Identify H in the diagram.
  5. Identify R in the diagram
  6. Identify U in the diagram.
  7. Identify E in the diagram.
  8. Identify K in the diagram.
  9. What is the entire structure from V - G called?
  10. Identify Q in the diagram.
  11. A and W make up the ______.
  12. What is the common term for P?
Down
  1. Identify O in the diagram.
  2. Identify L in the diagram.
  3. Identify W in the diagram.
  4. What is the common term for G?
  5. Identify D in the diagram.
  6. Identify M in the diagram.
  7. Identify J in the diagram.
  8. Identify T in the diagram.
  9. What is the common term for W?
  10. Identify B in the diagram.
  11. What is the common term for V-G?
  12. Identify C in the diagram.
  13. Identify A in the diagram.
  14. Identify P in the diagram.
  15. Identify N in the diagram.
  16. Identify F in the diagram.
  17. Identify X in the diagram.

29 Clues: Identify R in the diagram • Identify G in the diagram. • Identify O in the diagram. • Identify L in the diagram. • Identify I in the diagram. • Identify W in the diagram. • Identify S in the diagram. • Identify D in the diagram. • Identify H in the diagram. • Identify M in the diagram. • Identify J in the diagram. • Identify T in the diagram. • Identify B in the diagram. • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-15

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 12 pairs, 24 total
  2. mature bone cells
  3. does not penetrate the skin
  4. breast bone
  5. encloses the brain
  6. shoulder blade
  7. form the longitudinal axis
  8. bone made of small pieces and open space
  9. bone destroying cells
  10. broken bone penetrates the skin
  11. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  12. articulates with occipital condyles
Down
  1. bone not connected by sutures
  2. protects the heart and lungs
  3. butterfly shaped
  4. function of the system
  5. bone dense
  6. lies anterior to the sphenoid
  7. protects the spinal cord and nerves
  8. bone breaks into many fragments
  9. bone forming cells
  10. cheek bone
  11. bridge of the nose
  12. collarbone

24 Clues: bone dense • cheek bone • collarbone • breast bone • shoulder blade • butterfly shaped • mature bone cells • 12 pairs, 24 total • encloses the brain • bone forming cells • bridge of the nose • bone destroying cells • function of the system • form the longitudinal axis • does not penetrate the skin • protects the heart and lungs • bone not connected by sutures • lies anterior to the sphenoid • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-07

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / needed to make calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate, which form the Hydroxyapatite crystal that gives bone its hardness
  2. / and disease that disrupts the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tissue
  3. / osteocytes are within chambers called
  4. / supports bone materialization; May have synergistic effects with vitamin D
  5. / growth ___ increases length of long bones, enhances materialization, and improves bone density
  6. / complex shape
  7. / immature bond cells
  8. / important for fat
  9. / thin and curved
  10. / cube-like shape equal in shape width, thickness
  11. / a way bone adapt by building more bone and becoming denser improves balance and coordination
  12. / a condition in which bones become weak and brittle
  13. / a hallow cylindrical space within the diaphysis, contains yellow bone marrow with blood vessels reduce the weight maximizes strength
  14. / needed for calcium absorption
  15. / distal and proximal ends of the long bone
  16. / mature bond cells
Down
  1. / thin layer of hyaline cartilage- absorbs shock at the joint
  2. / stimulates absorption of calcium and phosphate from digestive track
  3. / between the diaphysis and the epiphyses
  4. / the The structure that connects osteocytes
  5. / osteocytes form rings called
  6. / bone cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the blood are called
  7. / inhibits osteoclast activity in stimulates calcium uptake by bones
  8. / bone lost due to menopause
  9. / thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity, contains bone forming cells
  10. / produces blood cells
  11. / thin connective tissue shealth associated with the blood vessels
  12. / small and round, embedded in tendons
  13. / longer than it is wide, cylinder-like shape
  14. / main shaft or body of bone long, cylindrical shape

30 Clues: / complex shape • / thin and curved • / important for fat • / mature bond cells • / immature bond cells • / produces blood cells • / bone lost due to menopause • / osteocytes form rings called • / needed for calcium absorption • / small and round, embedded in tendons • / osteocytes are within chambers called • / between the diaphysis and the epiphyses • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-07

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / a condition in which bones become weak and brittle
  2. / bone lost due to menopause
  3. / main shaft or body of bone long, cylindrical shape
  4. / distal and proximal ends of the long bone
  5. / longer than it is wide, cylinder-like shape
  6. / complex shape
  7. / needed to make calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate, which form the Hydroxyapatite crystal that gives bone its hardness
  8. / supports bone materialization; May have synergistic effects with vitamin D
  9. / needed for calcium absorption
  10. / stimulates absorption of calcium and phosphate from digestive track
  11. / immature bond cells
  12. / osteocytes form rings called
  13. / growth ___ increases length of long bones, enhances materialization, and improves bone density
  14. / thin layer of hyaline cartilage- absorbs shock at the joint
  15. / small and round, embedded in tendons
Down
  1. / mature bond cells
  2. / between the diaphysis and the epiphyses
  3. / a hallow cylindrical space within the diaphysis, contains yellow bone marrow with blood vessels reduce the weight maximizes strength
  4. / a way bone adapt by building more bone and becoming denser improves balance and coordination
  5. / important for fat
  6. / the The structure that connects osteocytes
  7. / thin connective tissue shealth associated with the blood vessels
  8. / thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity, contains bone forming cells
  9. / inhibits osteoclast activity in stimulates calcium uptake by bones
  10. / thin and curved
  11. / bone cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the blood are called
  12. / osteocytes are within chambers called
  13. / cube-like shape equal in shape width, thickness
  14. / and disease that disrupts the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tissue
  15. / produces blood cells

30 Clues: / complex shape • / thin and curved • / mature bond cells • / important for fat • / immature bond cells • / produces blood cells • / bone lost due to menopause • / osteocytes form rings called • / needed for calcium absorption • / small and round, embedded in tendons • / osteocytes are within chambers called • / between the diaphysis and the epiphyses • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-20

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Palm (5long bones)
  2. Lies anterior to the sphenoid; forms roof of nasal cavity
  3. Sole
  4. Toes
  5. Bone-destroying cells. Break down bone matrix for remodeling and release of calcium
  6. “Keystone” bones; form upper jaw
  7. Functions of the skeletal system
  8. Bone forming cells
  9. Wrist(8short bones)
  10. Cheek bones
  11. Made of small needle-like pieces and open space. Greater surface area than compact bone.
  12. Ankle
  13. Functions of the skeletal system
  14. Shoulder blade
Down
  1. Functions of the skeletal system
  2. Function of the skeletal system
  3. Limbs and girdles
  4. Shaft of bone; composed of compact bone
  5. Bridge of the nose
  6. Thigh bone
  7. Fhe arm is formed by a single bone
  8. Butterfly shaped; forms part of the floor of the cranial cavity
  9. Form the longitudinal axis of the body
  10. Small boy with dens, allow rotation of the head
  11. Covers the epiphyses and reduces friction at the joints
  12. Collarbone
  13. Fingers
  14. Only bone of the skull not connected by sutures
  15. Contains yellow marrow (mostly fat) in adults. Contains red marrow (for blood cell formation) in infants
  16. Dense and appears homogenous
  17. No body, articulates with occipital condyles.
  18. Outside covering of the diaphysis
  19. Mature bone cells
  20. Ends of the bone; mostly of spongy bone

34 Clues: Sole • Toes • Ankle • Fingers • Thigh bone • Collarbone • Cheek bones • Shoulder blade • Limbs and girdles • Mature bone cells • Palm (5long bones) • Bridge of the nose • Bone forming cells • Wrist(8short bones) • Dense and appears homogenous • Function of the skeletal system • Functions of the skeletal system • “Keystone” bones; form upper jaw • Functions of the skeletal system • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long cylindrical main portion of the bone
  2. function that helps with structural framework
  3. helps with leverage
  4. skin remains intact when fractured
  5. small passageway for nutrition
  6. broken bone appears out of skin
  7. oteoblasts activity and synthesis of bone matrix
  8. hormone controls bone growth in several ways
  9. provides stability support for motion
  10. one fragment is driven into another
  11. function that helps with protecting the most internal organs from injury
Down
  1. attachment of tendons and ligaments
  2. triglyceride storage tissue
  3. several bones broken
  4. distal and proximal ends of the bones
  5. 2 bone surface together = joints
  6. membrane lining the medullary cavity
  7. hemopoietic tissue
  8. partial fracture
  9. in a growing bone, the region that contains the growth plate

20 Clues: partial fracture • hemopoietic tissue • helps with leverage • several bones broken • triglyceride storage tissue • small passageway for nutrition • broken bone appears out of skin • 2 bone surface together = joints • skin remains intact when fractured • attachment of tendons and ligaments • one fragment is driven into another • membrane lining the medullary cavity • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. skin remains intact when fractured
  2. membrane lining the medullary cavity
  3. several brakes in the bone
  4. hormone controls bone growth in several ways
  5. broken bone appears out of skin
  6. provides stability support for motion
  7. small passageway for nutrition
  8. partial fracture
  9. 2 bone surface together = joints
  10. helps with leverage
Down
  1. in a growing bone, the region that contains the growth plate
  2. triglyceride storage tissue
  3. hemopoietic tissue
  4. distal and proximal ends of the bones
  5. function that helps with structural framework
  6. oteoblasts activity and synthesis of bone matrix
  7. attachment of tendons and ligaments
  8. function that helps with protecting the most internal organs from injury
  9. long cylindrical main portion of the bone
  10. one fragment is driven into another

20 Clues: partial fracture • hemopoietic tissue • helps with leverage • several brakes in the bone • triglyceride storage tissue • small passageway for nutrition • broken bone appears out of skin • 2 bone surface together = joints • skin remains intact when fractured • attachment of tendons and ligaments • one fragment is driven into another • membrane lining the medullary cavity • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mature bone cells
  2. cube like shape
  3. lightens bone weight and provides space for red or yellow bone marrow
  4. partial fracture in which one side is broken
  5. complex shaped bone
  6. long cylindrical main portion of bone
  7. small and round
  8. tough membrane that surrounds the bone where the cartilage is not present
  9. the end of a long bone
  10. surface feature of bones vary depending on function and location in body
  11. one fragment is divided from another
Down
  1. stem cells-unspecialized
  2. several breaks results in many small pieces between two large segments
  3. straight across the long axis of bone
  4. layer of hyaline cartilage covering ends of bones to form a joint
  5. the region that contains the growing plate
  6. occurs at an angle that is not 90°
  7. thin and curved bone
  8. area of growth in long bone
  9. process of bone development

20 Clues: cube like shape • small and round • mature bone cells • complex shaped bone • thin and curved bone • the end of a long bone • stem cells-unspecialized • area of growth in long bone • process of bone development • occurs at an angle that is not 90° • one fragment is divided from another • straight across the long axis of bone • long cylindrical main portion of bone • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bone segments pulled apart from twisting motion
  2. attachment for tendons and ligaments
  3. stimulates absorption of calcium and phosphate
  4. counteracts PTH, inhibits osteoblasts activity and stimulates calcium uptake by the bones
  5. straight across long axis of bone
  6. promotes osteoblasts activity and the synthesis of bone matrix
  7. Longer than it is wide
  8. high calcium numbers in blood
  9. small and round bone, embedded in tendons
  10. thin and curved bone
  11. complex shape
  12. one fragment driven into another
Down
  1. small dark spaces between the lamellar that contains mature bone cells, osteocytes
  2. cube-like shape
  3. joints
  4. low levels of calcium in the blood
  5. only one side of bone broken
  6. break in bone
  7. many breaks
  8. break at a angle that is no 90 degrees

20 Clues: joints • many breaks • break in bone • complex shape • cube-like shape • thin and curved bone • Longer than it is wide • only one side of bone broken • high calcium numbers in blood • one fragment driven into another • straight across long axis of bone • low levels of calcium in the blood • attachment for tendons and ligaments • break at a angle that is no 90 degrees • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the long bones in you’re fingers
  2. another word for shoulder blades
  3. the longest bone in the body
  4. the end of a long bone
  5. Soft tissue in the bone that produces blood cells
  6. smallest of the two long bones inferior to the knee
  7. mature bone cells
  8. Protects heart, and lungs
  9. bone located on the pinky side of the forearm
  10. a fracture that broke the skin
  11. connect muscles to bone
Down
  1. The largest of the two bones inferior to the knee
  2. the single bone in the upper arm
  3. binds bones
  4. another word for jawbone
  5. holds ribs together
  6. the bone superior to the rib cage
  7. the most superior bone
  8. a bone located on the thumb side of the forearm
  9. a fracture that did not brake the skin

20 Clues: binds bones • mature bone cells • holds ribs together • the end of a long bone • the most superior bone • connect muscles to bone • another word for jawbone • Protects heart, and lungs • the longest bone in the body • a fracture that broke the skin • the long bones in you’re fingers • the single bone in the upper arm • another word for shoulder blades • the bone superior to the rib cage • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. osteoblasts that have calcified
  2. osteoblasts and osteocytes don’t divide these cells develop into osteoblasts
  3. yellow bone marrow is mostly adipose cells
  4. fracture where the break is straight across
  5. low levels of calcium
  6. basic structural framework for the body
  7. fracture in which one end tears through skin
  8. fracture occurs at an angle no greater than 90
  9. fracture where one fragment is pushed into another
  10. fracture of several bone breaks between two large segments
Down
  1. high levels of calcium
  2. complex shape
  3. bone formation cells
  4. thin and curved
  5. longer than it is wide
  6. fracture of bone segments are pulled apart and result in twisting
  7. partial fracture where one side of bone is broken
  8. fracture that does not break skin
  9. bone breakdown/resorption formed from white blood cells
  10. protects the most important organs

20 Clues: complex shape • thin and curved • bone formation cells • low levels of calcium • high levels of calcium • longer than it is wide • osteoblasts that have calcified • fracture that does not break skin • protects the most important organs • basic structural framework for the body • yellow bone marrow is mostly adipose cells • fracture where the break is straight across • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an opening or groove that allow the vessels and nerves to pass through
  2. a bone that has a cylinder-like shape
  3. does bone formation, synthesize and secrete collagen and calcium salts
  4. rings formed by osteocytes
  5. osteocytes that are within chambers
  6. a bone that is small and round
  7. where bones meet (joint)
  8. osteoblasts that have calcified
  9. a bone with a complex shape
  10. a hollow cylindrical space within the diaphysis
  11. for bone breakdown/resorption
  12. cells found in periosteum and marrow, they develop osteoblasts
  13. area on a bone that projects above the surface
Down
  1. thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the epiphyseal ends where a joint is formed
  2. thin connective tissue stealth associated with the blood vessels
  3. a bone that is thin and curved
  4. thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity
  5. between the diaphysis and the epiphyses
  6. a canal found in the center of the rings
  7. a bone with a cube-like shape
  8. main shaft or body of bone
  9. structure that connects osteocytes
  10. the process of bone development
  11. distal and proximal ends of the long bone

24 Clues: where bones meet (joint) • rings formed by osteocytes • main shaft or body of bone • a bone with a complex shape • a bone with a cube-like shape • for bone breakdown/resorption • a bone that is thin and curved • a bone that is small and round • the process of bone development • osteoblasts that have calcified • structure that connects osteocytes • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate; area of growth in the long bone
  2. the proximal and distal ends of the bone
  3. Growing bone contains epiphyseal plate
  4. bone shape that is cube-like and approximately equal in length, width, and thickness
  5. bone shape that is thin and curved
  6. cavity; the hollow space within the diaphysis that contains yellow bone marrow and blood vessels in adults
  7. type of marrow; hemopoietic tissue
  8. process of bone development; cartilage is replaced by bone through childhood
  9. bone building cells that initiate calcification, synthesize & secrete organic compounds for extracellular matrix
  10. a break in the bone
  11. fibrous layer that protects bone, assists in fracture repair, nourishes bone tissue, and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons
  12. bone shape that is small, round, and imbedded into tendons
Down
  1. bone shaft; the main part of the bone
  2. unspecialized stem cells; the only cells that go under cell division
  3. bone shape that is cylindrical and longer than it is wide
  4. bone shape that is complex
  5. the membrane that lines the medullary cavity
  6. huge cells made up of monocytes (WBC), help with breakdown of bone in the extracellular matrix
  7. type of marrow; triglyceride storage tissue
  8. the thin layer of cartilage covering the epiphyses where the bone forms a joint; reduces friction and shock

20 Clues: a break in the bone • bone shape that is complex • bone shape that is thin and curved • type of marrow; hemopoietic tissue • bone shaft; the main part of the bone • plate; area of growth in the long bone • Growing bone contains epiphyseal plate • the proximal and distal ends of the bone • type of marrow; triglyceride storage tissue • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. brittle bones disease
  2. a fracture where the broken bone tears through the skin
  3. sunlight, fatty fish, and calcium are
  4. bone that is thin and curved
  5. a f croon of the skeletal system
  6. a fracture in which the skin remains intact
  7. produced by testes and ovaries
  8. where two bone surfaces come together
  9. disease caused by decrease in bone mass
Down
  1. partial fracture where only one side is affected
  2. osteoblasts that have calcified and maintains mineral concentration
  3. small and round bone imbedded in tendons
  4. structure that connects osteocytes
  5. sire of compact bone in adult
  6. when a break is driven into another
  7. site of fat storage in adult
  8. Produced by pituitary gland
  9. of
  10. opening in bone that allows blood vessels to enter bone
  11. bone segments are pulled apart as result of twisting motion

20 Clues: of • brittle bones disease • Produced by pituitary gland • bone that is thin and curved • site of fat storage in adult • sire of compact bone in adult • produced by testes and ovaries • a f croon of the skeletal system • structure that connects osteocytes • when a break is driven into another • sunlight, fatty fish, and calcium are • where two bone surfaces come together • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disease caused by decrease in bone mass
  2. opening in bone that allows blood vessels to enter bone
  3. of
  4. sire of compact bone in adult
  5. brittle bones disease
  6. where two bone surfaces come together
  7. structure that connects osteocytes
  8. sunlight, fatty fish, and calcium are
  9. produced by testes and ovaries
  10. bone segments are pulled apart as result of twisting motion
Down
  1. Produced by pituitary gland
  2. osteoblasts that have calcified and maintains mineral concentration
  3. a fracture where the broken bone tears through the skin
  4. a fracture in which the skin remains intact
  5. partial fracture where only one side is affected
  6. breaks that occur not at 90 degrees
  7. when a break is driven into another
  8. site of fat storage in adult
  9. small and round bone imbedded in tendons
  10. a f croon of the skeletal system
  11. bone that is thin and curved

21 Clues: of • brittle bones disease • Produced by pituitary gland • site of fat storage in adult • bone that is thin and curved • sire of compact bone in adult • produced by testes and ovaries • a f croon of the skeletal system • structure that connects osteocytes • breaks that occur not at 90 degrees • when a break is driven into another • where two bone surfaces come together • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. site of fat storage in adult
  2. occurs straight across the long axis of the bone
  3. structure that connects osteocytes
  4. disease caused by decrease in bone mass
  5. osteoblasts that have calcified and maintains mineral concentration
  6. when a break is driven into another
  7. a fracture where the broken bone tears through the skin
  8. opening in bone that allows blood vessels to enter bone
  9. partial fracture where only one side is affected
Down
  1. bone segments are pulled apart as result of twisting motion
  2. sunlight, fatty fish, and calcium are sources of
  3. Produced by pituitary gland
  4. small and round bone imbedded in tendons
  5. where two bone surfaces come together
  6. a fracture in which the skin remains intact
  7. bone that is thin and curved
  8. produced by testes and ovaries
  9. site of compact bone in adult
  10. a basic function of the skeletal system
  11. brittle bones disease
  12. comes from diet
  13. breaks that occur not at 90 degrees

22 Clues: comes from diet • brittle bones disease • Produced by pituitary gland • site of fat storage in adult • bone that is thin and curved • site of compact bone in adult • produced by testes and ovaries • structure that connects osteocytes • when a break is driven into another • breaks that occur not at 90 degrees • where two bone surfaces come together • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disease caused by decrease in bone mass
  2. Produced by pituitary gland
  3. occurs straight across the long axis of the bone
  4. small and round bone imbedded in tendons
  5. opening in bone that allows blood vessels to enter bone
  6. osteoblasts that have calcified and maintains mineral concentration
  7. structure that connects osteocytes
  8. a basic function of the skeletal system
Down
  1. sunlight, fatty fish, and calcium are sources of
  2. where two bone surfaces come together
  3. site of fat storage in adult
  4. brittle bones disease
  5. produced by testes and ovaries
  6. site of compact bone in adult
  7. partial fracture where only one side is affected
  8. when a break is driven into another
  9. a fracture where the broken bone tears through the skin
  10. breaks that occur not at 90 degrees
  11. bone that is thin and curved
  12. a fracture in which the skin remains intact
  13. bone segments are pulled apart as result of twisting motion

21 Clues: brittle bones disease • Produced by pituitary gland • site of fat storage in adult • bone that is thin and curved • site of compact bone in adult • produced by testes and ovaries • structure that connects osteocytes • when a break is driven into another • breaks that occur not at 90 degrees • where two bone surfaces come together • disease caused by decrease in bone mass • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-06

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Makes the framework of the lower, posterior part of the skull.
  2. Breast bone flat dagger-shaped bone
  3. pivoting bone upon its axis
  4. Small bone forming upper part of bridge of nose
  5. Distinguished by the spinous process, which is long and projects downward to overlap the next inferior vertebra.
  6. moving bone away from body's median plane or moving bone back toward body's median plane
  7. Bone of little finger side of forearm, longer than radius
  8. Layer of cancellous bone between two plates of compact bone
  9. immovable joints between skull bones
  10. It joins the maxilla, frontal bone, and ethmoid.
  11. Consist of the bones of the shoulder girdle, upper arm, lower arm, wrist, and hand.
Down
  1. Thin layer of compact bone encasing cancellous bone
  2. Long bone of feet
  3. Angle at joint increases; return from flexion
  4. A type of ribs that do not attach to sternum directly
  5. Bones serve as storage depots for calcium
  6. Thin layer of compact bone encasing "core" of cancellous bone
  7. A single bone in the neck, a part of the axial skeleton
  8. ankle movement turning sole of foot inward or outward
  9. It supports the medial part of the anterior chest wall
  10. A type of ribs that fasten to sternum by costal cartilages
  11. Arranged in two rows at proximal end of hand
  12. The main shaft like portion of a long bone
  13. Smooth area between supraciliary ridges and above nose
  14. Forehead bone, also forms most of roof of orbits

25 Clues: Long bone of feet • pivoting bone upon its axis • Breast bone flat dagger-shaped bone • immovable joints between skull bones • Bones serve as storage depots for calcium • The main shaft like portion of a long bone • Arranged in two rows at proximal end of hand • Angle at joint increases; return from flexion • Small bone forming upper part of bridge of nose • ...

Skeletal System :) 2020-10-18

Skeletal System :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forms the longitudinal axis of body
  2. Vertebrae falls into this bone category
  3. Broken bone portion in pressed inward
  4. The ends of long bones
  5. Bone that is porous, open appearance
  6. This bone breaks into pieces
  7. Last two ribs that connect to nothing
  8. Bone-building cells
  9. Second bone in the sternum
  10. Facial bone that forms the upper jaw
  11. Fracture that doesn't penetrate skin
  12. Fracture that does penetrate the skin
  13. Bone broken from a twisted force
  14. Bone mostly compact, longer than wide
  15. Ribs that connect to the sternum
  16. Proper name of the lower jaw bone
  17. Bone at the top of the skull
  18. What fuses bones together?
  19. Bone associated with the sinus cavities
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  1. Cells that break down bone structures
  2. Limbs and girdles that attach to axial
  3. Third bone in the sternum
  4. Bone that makes up your forehead
  5. Proper name for the cheekbone
  6. The process of bone formation
  7. Directly attaches ribs1-7 to sternum
  8. The mature bone cells
  9. Bone is thin, flattened, and curved
  10. First bone in the sternum
  11. Bone that is smooth and dense
  12. Bone that is in the back of your head
  13. Bone splinters, but break is incomplete
  14. Ribs connect indirectly to sternum
  15. Cube-shaped and mostly spongy bone
  16. Bones located at the roof of the mouth
  17. This bone is located where the ear is
  18. Bone is crushed, common in porous bones
  19. Bone where tear ducts are located on
  20. Broken bone ends forced into each other

39 Clues: Bone-building cells • The mature bone cells • The ends of long bones • Third bone in the sternum • First bone in the sternum • Second bone in the sternum • What fuses bones together? • This bone breaks into pieces • Bone at the top of the skull • Proper name for the cheekbone • The process of bone formation • Bone that is smooth and dense • Bone that makes up your forehead • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-16

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cage protects the heart and lungs
  2. fracture that does penetrate the skin
  3. 6 flat bones and 2 irregular bones
  4. cartilage covers of epiphyses
  5. butterfly shaped
  6. anterior to sphenoid
  7. mature bone cells
  8. bone destroying cells
  9. only bone not connected by sutures
  10. true, false,and floating
  11. limbs and girdles
  12. yellow marrow in adults and red marrow in infants
Down
  1. cheek bones
  2. cube shaped with vertical and horizontal positions
  3. shaft of a bone
  4. longitude axis of the body
  5. ends of a bone
  6. broken bones forced into each other
  7. broken bone into many fragments
  8. crushed bone
  9. bones that form upper jaw
  10. thin flattered and curved
  11. an incomplete fracture
  12. bone forming cells
  13. covered with a thin layer of compact bone
  14. fracture that doesn't penetrate the skin
  15. 14 bones held together by sutures
  16. breast bone
  17. needle like pieces
  18. dense and homogenous
  19. compacted with large amount of spongey bone at the end
  20. excessive twisting forces on a bone
  21. broken bone pressed inward
  22. bridge of nose

34 Clues: cheek bones • breast bone • crushed bone • ends of a bone • bridge of nose • shaft of a bone • butterfly shaped • mature bone cells • limbs and girdles • bone forming cells • needle like pieces • anterior to sphenoid • dense and homogenous • bone destroying cells • an incomplete fracture • true, false,and floating • bones that form upper jaw • thin flattered and curved • longitude axis of the body • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-18

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vertebrae C1-C7
  2. ends of the bone; mostly spongy bone
  3. broken bone portion is pressed inward
  4. bone-forming cells
  5. ribs that don't connect to the sternum
  6. bone breaks into three or more fragments
  7. bone type; humerus, tibia, femur
  8. breast bone
  9. vertebrae T1-T12
  10. bone type; ribs, sternum, most skull bones
  11. excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone
  12. fracture type; broken bone penetrates the skin
  13. bone type; wrist, ankle, patella
  14. ribs that indirectly connect to the sternum
Down
  1. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  2. ribs that attach to the sternum
  3. bone-destroying cells
  4. fracture type; doesn't penetrate the skin
  5. bone is crushed
  6. bone type; don't fit with other categories
  7. bone with great surface area; trabecular
  8. C2; allows rotation of the head
  9. protects the heart and lungs
  10. outside covering of the diaphysis
  11. mature bone cells
  12. incomplete break
  13. dense bone and appears homogenous
  14. C1; articulates with occipital condyles
  15. vertebrae L1-L5
  16. shaft bone; composed of compact bone

30 Clues: breast bone • vertebrae C1-C7 • bone is crushed • vertebrae L1-L5 • incomplete break • vertebrae T1-T12 • mature bone cells • bone-forming cells • bone-destroying cells • protects the heart and lungs • ribs that attach to the sternum • C2; allows rotation of the head • bone type; humerus, tibia, femur • bone type; wrist, ankle, patella • outside covering of the diaphysis • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small bones that make up the wrist
  2. term for shoulder blade.
  3. Vertebrae/vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull.
  4. bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee.
  5. outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle
  6. framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain
  7. inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle
  8. any of several short, angular bones that in humans make up the ankle
  9. of the two bones of the forearm
  10. of the five bones of the hand.
Down
  1. that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot.
  2. term for collarbone.
  3. Vertebrae/each of the twelve bones of the backbone where the ribs are attached.
  4. term for kneecap
  5. jaw or a jawbone,
  6. large bone forming the heel.
  7. of the bones of the foot
  8. small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column
  9. bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.
  10. Vertebrae/any of the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae above and the sacrum
  11. of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine
  12. lower part of the torso
  13. shield-shaped bony structure that is located at the base of the lumbar vertebrae
  14. thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm

24 Clues: term for kneecap • jaw or a jawbone, • term for collarbone. • lower part of the torso • of the bones of the foot • term for shoulder blade. • large bone forming the heel. • of the five bones of the hand. • of the two bones of the forearm • small bones that make up the wrist • framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain • ...

Skeletal System 2020-11-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The central skeleton
  2. One of the lower leg bones
  3. One of the forearm bones
  4. Also known as the kneecap
  5. Another forearm bone
  6. What phalanges are connected to
  7. Part of the Vertebrae
  8. Bones that are short as they are wide
  9. Bones with a large area surface
  10. These bones are embedded with tendons
Down
  1. Where the sternum and ribs reside
  2. The skeleton of the limbs
  3. Bones longer than they are wide
  4. The bones in the fingers and thumbs
  5. The other lower leg bone
  6. 33 bones that interlock with each other
  7. The flat bone on both sides of the skull
  8. Oddly shaped bones
  9. The thigh bone
  10. The bone in the upper arm

20 Clues: The thigh bone • Oddly shaped bones • The central skeleton • Another forearm bone • Part of the Vertebrae • The other lower leg bone • One of the forearm bones • The skeleton of the limbs • Also known as the kneecap • The bone in the upper arm • One of the lower leg bones • Bones longer than they are wide • What phalanges are connected to • Bones with a large area surface • ...

Skeletal System 2021-02-12

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bones fused together to protect the brain
  2. lower bone in the arm, same side at the pinkie finger
  3. short bones found in the hands
  4. smaller bone in the lower leg
  5. sometimes called the cheek bone
  6. shoulder blade
  7. lower bone in the arm, same side as the thumb
  8. short bones of ankle
  9. group of vertebrae fused together
Down
  1. lower jaw bone
  2. funniest of long bones
  3. collarbone
  4. makes up the rib cage
  5. upper jaw bone
  6. kneecap
  7. longest bone in the body
  8. also known as the fingers and toes
  9. breast bone
  10. bony structure that forms the head in vertebrates
  11. tail bone

20 Clues: kneecap • tail bone • collarbone • breast bone • lower jaw bone • upper jaw bone • shoulder blade • short bones of ankle • makes up the rib cage • funniest of long bones • longest bone in the body • smaller bone in the lower leg • short bones found in the hands • sometimes called the cheek bone • group of vertebrae fused together • also known as the fingers and toes • ...

Skeletal System 2021-09-17

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large, round projection
  2. Thin fibrous membrane covering all of the bone
  3. Material that provides hardness and strength
  4. Break caused by direct force
  5. Rounded articular projections beyond narrow portion
  6. Material that gives bone elasticity
  7. Main shaft of a bone
  8. Loss of bone density and mass
  9. ditch like groove containing a tendon or blood vessel
  10. Extremities
Down
  1. small bones where tendons cross the ends of long bones
  2. Sharp ridge or border
  3. Area at each end of the bone
  4. Head,thorax,and trunk
  5. Flat or shallow articular surface
  6. Canal or tubelike opening in a bone
  7. Infection of the bone caused by infection
  8. less prominent ridge
  9. Prominence above or on a condyle
  10. variety of mixed shaped bones
  11. Projecting prominent part of bone
  12. hollow or depression

22 Clues: Extremities • less prominent ridge • Main shaft of a bone • hollow or depression • Sharp ridge or border • Head,thorax,and trunk • large, round projection • Area at each end of the bone • Break caused by direct force • variety of mixed shaped bones • Loss of bone density and mass • Prominence above or on a condyle • Flat or shallow articular surface • Projecting prominent part of bone • ...

Skeletal System 2021-09-04

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bone-tissue formation
  2. Also called cancellous bone
  3. Internal spongy bone of flat bones
  4. The body's most complex bony structure
  5. Type of ossification in which bones develop as hyaline cartilage
  6. Type of ossification in which bones develop from a mesenchymal membrane
  7. Another term for joints
  8. Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
  9. Large rounded projection; may be roughened
  10. Rounded articular projection, often articulates with a corresponding fossa
Down
  1. Dense outer layer of bone
  2. This cell is involved in bone deposition
  3. Part of the skeleton that consists of upper and lower limbs
  4. Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (the only examples are on the femur)
  5. Ends of a bone
  6. Raised area on or above a condyle
  7. Any bony prominence
  8. Shaft of the bone
  9. Narrow ridge of a bone; less prominent than a crest
  10. Hollow cavity in bone, filled with yellow marrow
  11. This cell is involved in bone resorption
  12. The skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage

22 Clues: Ends of a bone • Shaft of the bone • Any bony prominence • Bone-tissue formation • Another term for joints • Dense outer layer of bone • Also called cancellous bone • Raised area on or above a condyle • Internal spongy bone of flat bones • The body's most complex bony structure • Narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent • This cell is involved in bone deposition • ...

Skeletal system 2021-09-29

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. separation between bones with a joint cavity
  2. remnant of the growth plate seen in adult bones
  3. do not fit other bone classifications
  4. study of joints
  5. joints with the largest range of motion
  6. joints with movements in 3 planes
  7. bones that are longer than they are wide, ex: femur
  8. bones formed in tendons
  9. contains bone marrow
  10. compact bone
  11. joints with movements in one plane
Down
  1. covers the external surface of the epiphysis
  2. outer fibrous tissue membrane
  3. joints with movement in two planes
  4. spongy bone
  5. cube shaped bones, ex: carpals
  6. bones that form the longitudinal axis of the skeleton
  7. shaft of the long bone
  8. plate of cartilage seen in young growing bone
  9. thin, curved, and flattened bones; ex: sternum
  10. ends of the long bone
  11. joints with only gliding motions
  12. no separation between bones
  13. bones that form the limbs and girdles

24 Clues: spongy bone • compact bone • study of joints • contains bone marrow • ends of the long bone • shaft of the long bone • bones formed in tendons • no separation between bones • outer fibrous tissue membrane • cube shaped bones, ex: carpals • joints with only gliding motions • joints with movements in 3 planes • joints with movement in two planes • joints with movements in one plane • ...

Skeletal System 2022-05-19

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Triangular bone below the sacrum.
  2. Weight-bearing bone.
  3. Lower part of the trunk
  4. Five long bones found in each foot.
  5. Fingers and toes
  6. Top part of the jaw.
  7. Large bone forming the upper part of the pelvis.
  8. knee cap.
  9. Angular bones that make up the ankle.
  10. Also known as the skull.
  11. Long flat bone located in the central part of chest.
  12. Largest bone in the arm.
  13. Largest bone in the body.
Down
  1. Bones in between wrist and fingers
  2. Helps support the weight-bearing bone.
  3. Also known as the shoulder blade.
  4. Wrist bones
  5. Big cage covering lungs and heart
  6. Backbone.
  7. Only horizontal bone in the body.
  8. Lower arm bone on the pinky side.
  9. Largest tarsal.
  10. Bottom part of the jaw.
  11. Lower arm bone on the thumb side.
  12. Triangular bone below the backbone.

25 Clues: Backbone. • knee cap. • Wrist bones • Largest tarsal. • Fingers and toes • Weight-bearing bone. • Top part of the jaw. • Lower part of the trunk • Bottom part of the jaw. • Also known as the skull. • Largest bone in the arm. • Largest bone in the body. • Also known as the shoulder blade. • Triangular bone below the sacrum. • Big cage covering lungs and heart • ...

Skeletal System 2022-10-12

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. air cavity that opens into nasal cavity (two words)
  2. connects one bone to one another
  3. reabsorbs bone matrix
  4. produces red blood cells (three words)
  5. cartilage that is smooth; on joint surfaces
  6. shaft of a long bone
  7. "soft spot" in an infant's skull
  8. where two bones meet
Down
  1. the disc at which the growth of a long bone takes place
  2. type of joint with a disc of fibrous cartilage between two bones
  3. fluid that prevents friction as the bones move
  4. compact bone is made of (two words)
  5. anchors tendons and ligaments
  6. produces bone matrix
  7. division of the skeleton:within the arms and legs
  8. end of a long bone
  9. sac of synovial fluid between a joint and tendons
  10. division of the skeleton that includes the vertebrae
  11. production of bone matrix
  12. immovable joint between cranial bones

20 Clues: end of a long bone • produces bone matrix • shaft of a long bone • where two bones meet • reabsorbs bone matrix • production of bone matrix • anchors tendons and ligaments • connects one bone to one another • "soft spot" in an infant's skull • compact bone is made of (two words) • immovable joint between cranial bones • produces red blood cells (three words) • ...

Skeletal System 2022-11-30

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tail bone
  2. lower part of the pelvic area
  3. head
  4. inner arm bone
  5. bones in your palm
  6. inner bone in the leg
  7. shoulder blade
  8. bones become weak
  9. in the neck
  10. kneecap
  11. ankle bones
  12. thigh bone
Down
  1. jaw bone
  2. helps strengthen the bones
  3. spin is curved side to side
  4. protect the lungs
  5. wrist bones
  6. outer arm bone
  7. broken bones when under pressure
  8. collar bone
  9. upper arm bone
  10. outer bone in the leg
  11. structures in your body
  12. hip bone
  13. fingers

25 Clues: head • kneecap • fingers • jaw bone • hip bone • tail bone • thigh bone • wrist bones • collar bone • in the neck • ankle bones • outer arm bone • inner arm bone • upper arm bone • shoulder blade • protect the lungs • bones become weak • bones in your palm • outer bone in the leg • inner bone in the leg • structures in your body • helps strengthen the bones • spin is curved side to side • ...

Skeletal System 2016-11-09

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bone Larger than wide, shaft with heads at both ends
  2. Joints that allow rotation around two axis
  3. A crunching noise
  4. bones They hold the eyes in an anterior position and allow the facial muscles to express feelings
  5. Part of the skull that encloses and protects the fragile brain tissue
  6. fracture Ragged break ouccurs when excessive twisting forces are applied, common sports fractures
  7. joint Cylindrical ens of one bone that fits into a trough-shaped surface on another bone,humerus-ulna, uniaxial
  8. spurs Extra bone tissue
  9. cartilage It covers the external surface of the bone
  10. remodeling Helps bones retain normal proportions and strenght during long bone growth
  11. cavity Central cavity of the bone shaft
  12. Blood-filled swelling
  13. Sites where two or more bones meet, another name for joint
  14. fracture Bone breaks into many pieces, common in aged people because their bones are more brittle
  15. fracture Broken bone ends are forced into each other, common when are attempts to break a fall with outstreched arms
  16. joint Spherical head of one bone fits into a round socket in another, multiaxial, scapula-head of humerus
  17. fracture Bone breaks incompleteley; common in children,whose bones are more flexible
  18. disc Dry discs and weakening of the ligaments of the spine cause that
  19. Concentric cirles of calcified matrix
  20. Chronic degenerative condition, typically affects the aged
  21. marrow It's a storage area for adipose tissue in adults
  22. curvatures Spinal curvatures present when we are born
  23. skeleton The bones of the limbs and girdles and provide movement
  24. bone It's less dense, makes the bone more flexible
  25. They are immovable joints
  26. Bone-destroying cells in bones that break bone matrix to release calcium
  27. Fibrous connective tissue membrane that covers the diaphysis
  28. Process where the cartilage becomes bone
  29. Freely movable joints predominate in the limbs
  30. joint Synovial joint that allows only glidling or slipping movements, nonaxial, carpals
  31. It makes up most of the bone's lenght, composed by compact bone
  32. Inflammation of bursae or synovial membranae
  33. Second cervical vertebra
  34. Fibrous membranes that connect the cranial bones in the fetus
  35. bone Cube-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone
  36. Bone-forming cells that cover the hyaline cartilage with bone matrix
  37. Mature bone cells, found in lacunae
  38. bone Doesn't fit in a category, vertebrae are an example
Down
  1. bone It has a calcified matrix and gives bones rigidity
  2. Ligaments or tendons reinforcing a joint are demaged by excessive stretching or they are torn away from the bone
  3. joint Egg-shaped articular surface of one bone fits into an oval concavity in another, biaxial, metacarpals-phalange
  4. joont Each articular surface has both convex and concave areas, biaxial, carpal-metacarpal
  5. Cavities where the osteocytes are found
  6. joints Theis joint cavities contain synovial fluid
  7. Joints that allow rotation around one axis only
  8. Realignement of the broken bone ends
  9. The ends of the long bone filled with spongy bone
  10. skeleton Forms the longitudinal axis of the body
  11. joint Rounded end of one bone fits into a sleeve or ring of bone, uniaxial, radius-ulna
  12. Joints that allow movements in all axis
  13. arthritis A chronic inflammation disorder that hit the joints
  14. canal Tubes that allow blood vessels and nerves to travel through them
  15. Forward rounding of the spine
  16. First cervical vertebra
  17. fracture Bone is crushed, common in porous bones
  18. disc Pads of flexible fibrocartilage that separate the vertebrae
  19. Slightly movable joints
  20. Tiny canals that allow the communication between lacunae
  21. Flatted fibrous sacs lined with synovial membrane and containing synovial fluid
  22. curvatures Spinal curvatures in cervical and lumbar region develop after birth
  23. Formation of blood cellular components
  24. fibers Connective tissue fibers that secure the periosteum to the bone
  25. joints Bone ends connected by fibrocartilage
  26. Inflammation of the joints
  27. Joints that don't involve rotaion around any axis
  28. Sideways curve of the spine
  29. plate It causes the lenghtwide growth of a long bone
  30. Inward lordotic curvature of the lumbar region of the spine
  31. canal They connect the haversian canals with each other and the periosteum
  32. An increased softening of the bone resulting from a gradual decrease in rate of bone formation
  33. Bone is forced out of its normal position in the joint cavity
  34. joints Bones united by fibrous tissue, suture of the skull
  35. fracture Broken bone portion in pressed inward, typical of a skull fracture
  36. bone Flattened, thin and curved bones
  37. A disease in which uric acid accumulates in the blood and may be deposited as needle-shaped crystal in the shaft tissues of joints
  38. marrow Area where red blood cells are created

76 Clues: A crunching noise • Blood-filled swelling • First cervical vertebra • Slightly movable joints • spurs Extra bone tissue • Second cervical vertebra • They are immovable joints • Inflammation of the joints • Sideways curve of the spine • Forward rounding of the spine • Mature bone cells, found in lacunae • Realignement of the broken bone ends • Concentric cirles of calcified matrix • ...

Skeletal System 2016-09-19

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the term for the long bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
  2. the breastbone
  3. measurement of the amount of movement in a joint
  4. knee cap
  5. term meaning pain in the arm
  6. bone tissue
  7. examination of the interior of a joint
  8. term referring to the chest
  9. shin bone
  10. pain in a rib(s)
  11. the term meaning the formation of a bone
  12. the term meaning pain in a bone
  13. surgical cutting of a bone
  14. the heel bone
Down
  1. term meaning break in a bone
  2. inflammation of a joint
  3. term meaning joint with little movement
  4. a wrist bone
  5. the lower jawbone
  6. the word meaning an injury to a ligament
  7. any disorder of a joint

21 Clues: knee cap • shin bone • bone tissue • a wrist bone • the heel bone • the breastbone • pain in a rib(s) • the lower jawbone • inflammation of a joint • any disorder of a joint • surgical cutting of a bone • term referring to the chest • term meaning break in a bone • term meaning pain in the arm • the term meaning pain in a bone • examination of the interior of a joint • ...

Skeletal System 2017-11-08

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tailbone.
  2. Jaw bone
  3. Heel bone
  4. Skull
  5. Finger and toe bones.
  6. Lower leg bone that is located on the outside of the leg.
  7. Drive a car with these. Hand bones.
  8. Bone that is connected to ribs in front of the body.
  9. Lower arm bone connected to your pinky.
Down
  1. Referred to as a collar bone.
  2. Hip bone.
  3. Spine
  4. Funny bone is connected to this. Upper arm bone.
  5. Walk through tar with these. Feet bones.
  6. Knee cap
  7. Lower leg bone that is located on the inside of the leg.
  8. Lower arm bone connected to your thumb.
  9. Shoulder bone.
  10. Bone that connects the vertebrae and coccyx.
  11. Thigh bone

20 Clues: Spine • Skull • Jaw bone • Knee cap • Tailbone. • Hip bone. • Heel bone • Thigh bone • Shoulder bone. • Finger and toe bones. • Referred to as a collar bone. • Drive a car with these. Hand bones. • Lower arm bone connected to your thumb. • Lower arm bone connected to your pinky. • Walk through tar with these. Feet bones. • Bone that connects the vertebrae and coccyx. • ...

Skeletal System 2017-12-07

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. connective tissue that covers the bone
  2. disease where defective metabolism causes arthritis
  3. internal layer of skeletal bone
  4. joint where a partially spherical end lies in a socket
  5. break in bone
  6. cartilage that provides strength and elasticity to certain parts of body
  7. layer of synovial membrane around a tendon
  8. joint that permits movement in two planes e.g. extension
  9. part of skeleton relating to head, neck and trunk
  10. fibrous sac lined with synovial joint and filled with synovial fluid
  11. one bone shaped like a saddle, glides against another bone
  12. synovial joint where opposing surfaces glide with each other
  13. bones joined by cartilage
  14. end of long bone
  15. bone joint that only allows movement in one plane
  16. bone joint that only allows movement in one plane
  17. band of regular fibrous tissue that connects bones
  18. marrow containing red and white blood cells
  19. inflammation of joints
Down
  1. cells that dissolve bone
  2. systematic disease causing deformity and immobility to joints
  3. cartilage in joints, respiratory tract, fetal skeleton
  4. freely movable joint
  5. part of skeleton relating to limbs
  6. fibrous membranes at the angles of cranial bones
  7. process of bone formation and destruction
  8. most compressible type of cartilage, resistant to stretch
  9. dense bone
  10. disease caused by vitamin D deficiency
  11. bones joined by fibrous tissue
  12. mature bone cells
  13. canal in center of each osteon (Haversian)
  14. cells that build bone
  15. elongated shaft of long bone
  16. increased softening of bone

35 Clues: dense bone • break in bone • end of long bone • mature bone cells • freely movable joint • cells that build bone • inflammation of joints • cells that dissolve bone • bones joined by cartilage • increased softening of bone • elongated shaft of long bone • bones joined by fibrous tissue • internal layer of skeletal bone • part of skeleton relating to limbs • ...

Skeletal system 2023-05-15

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fibrous membranes (soft spots) on a fetal skull
  2. End of long bones
  3. number of pairs of ribs
  4. area where two bones come together
  5. Bones of arms and legs
  6. attaches bone to muscle
  7. number of facial bones
  8. Skeleton that contains limbs
  9. Bone marrow that produces most of body's red blood cells
  10. Rounded bowing of the back (hunchback)
Down
  1. Connects bones
  2. increases from cervical to lumbar region
  3. Bone marrow that stores fat
  4. Covers outside of bones
  5. Areas in the skull where bones fuse together
  6. Cage that contains ribs and sternum
  7. nickname for the first seven ribs
  8. Longest and strongest bone
  9. Cervical (neck) bones
  10. Skeleton that has the skull and spinal column

20 Clues: Connects bones • End of long bones • Cervical (neck) bones • Bones of arms and legs • number of facial bones • Covers outside of bones • number of pairs of ribs • attaches bone to muscle • Longest and strongest bone • Bone marrow that stores fat • Skeleton that contains limbs • nickname for the first seven ribs • area where two bones come together • Cage that contains ribs and sternum • ...

Skeletal System 2023-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process that turns cartilage to bone in newborn children
  2. Roughly cube-shaped type of bone
  3. A fibrous, cellular, vascular, and highly sensitive life support sheath for bone
  4. Describes bone often found in the epiphyses
  5. A break from one side of the bone that doesn't go completely through
  6. Decreases plasma calcium by increasing it's absorption by bone
  7. Responsible for bone lengthening
  8. Principal supportive structure of the body
  9. Make bone
  10. Two heads of a long bone
  11. A possibly fatal condition where there is a marked reduction below plasma calcium's critical limits
Down
  1. Due to a rupture in a spinal disc; disc is replaced by bone surgically
  2. Best teacher
  3. A hole through which nerves and blood vessels pass
  4. Stimulate bone growth
  5. Joint that permits flexion, extension, abduction, and external rotation
  6. A type of marrow that is composed of red and white blood cells
  7. Shaft of a bone
  8. Lubricant that minimizes friction of joint surfaces
  9. Turn the moving bone about its axis
  10. To bend a joint or decrease the angle between the bones of the joint

21 Clues: Make bone • Best teacher • Shaft of a bone • Stimulate bone growth • Two heads of a long bone • Roughly cube-shaped type of bone • Responsible for bone lengthening • Turn the moving bone about its axis • Principal supportive structure of the body • Describes bone often found in the epiphyses • A hole through which nerves and blood vessels pass • ...

Skeletal System 2023-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. skeleton type that shows the principle supportive structure of the body, is oriented along its median longitudinal axis
  2. make bone
  3. the cavity in the diaphysis that contains marrow
  4. bone that forms the stout walls of the diaphysis
  5. type of bone that are developed in tendons; a mix of bone, fibrous tissue and cartilage
  6. freely movable joints within ligamentous limits and the bony architecture
  7. type of cartilage that is smooth, slipper, porous, malleable, insensitive, and bloodless
  8. at the edges of bone fracture,_______ cartilage proliferates, forming a callus
  9. a hole in the bone
  10. the joint that permits movement in only one plane: flexion/extension
  11. movement of a joint that moves a bone toward the midline of the body
  12. a fracture common in children; bone splinter, but break is incomplete
Down
  1. remodel, repair, and dissolve bone
  2. four small glands embedded in thyroid tissue
  3. fracture that happens when a bone breaks or shatters into several pieces
  4. immovable joins seen during growth, such as growth (epiphyseal) plates, and the joint between the first rib and the sternum
  5. "residences" of osteocytes
  6. the type of bone that has two or more different shapes
  7. fibrous, cellular, vascular, and highly sensitive life support sheath for bone
  8. straightening of a joint
  9. fracture that is like a crack in a china cup; nothing is displaced but it is still broken

21 Clues: make bone • a hole in the bone • straightening of a joint • "residences" of osteocytes • remodel, repair, and dissolve bone • four small glands embedded in thyroid tissue • the cavity in the diaphysis that contains marrow • bone that forms the stout walls of the diaphysis • the type of bone that has two or more different shapes • ...