skeletal system Crossword Puzzles

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
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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)
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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 • ...

Skeletal system 2023-09-28

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
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  1. a joint moves a bone toward the midline of the body
  2. this skeleton is the principal supportive structure of the body
  3. this joint is a reduced ball-and-socket configuration in which significant rotation is largely excluded
  4. a joint is to bend it or decrease the angle between the bones of the joint
  5. a fibrous, cellular, vascular, and highly sensitive life support sheath for bone
  6. a joint moves a bone away from the midline of the body
  7. this bone marrow is a fatty connective tissue that does not produce blood cells
  8. these bones have two or more different shapes
  9. internal rotation of the radiohumeral joint in which the hand and wrist are turned palm down
  10. these bones are predominantly cancellous bones with a thin cortex of compact bone and have no cavity
  11. these joints are freely movable within ligamentous limits and bony architecture
  12. end of a long bone
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  1. generally means straightening a joint
  2. external rotations of the radiohumeral joint in which the hand and wrist are turned palm up
  3. this joint has two concave articulating surfaces, permitting all motions but rotation
  4. these bones are more flat than round
  5. this joint has a ring of bone around a peg
  6. is the cavity of the diaphysis
  7. these bones are clearly longer in one axis than in another
  8. the principal artery and major supplier of the oxygen and nutrients to the shaft or body of a bone
  9. this joint permits movement in only one plane: flexion/extension
  10. the healthy cartilage between the epiphyseal and diaphyseal centers of ossification becomes what plate
  11. shaft of a long bone
  12. this type of bone forms the stout walls of the diaphysis
  13. these bones are mostly bone, often mixed with fibrous tissue and cartilage

25 Clues: end of a long bone • shaft of a long bone • is the cavity of the diaphysis • these bones are more flat than round • generally means straightening a joint • this joint has a ring of bone around a peg • these bones have two or more different shapes • a joint moves a bone toward the midline of the body • a joint moves a bone away from the midline of the body • ...

Skeletal System 2023-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. gelatinous substance composed of red and white blood cells in a variety of developmental forms
  2. longer in one axis than in another
  3. digest bone matrix by secreting protease enzymes
  4. have two or more different shapes
  5. fatty connective tissue
  6. replaces calcified cartilage
  7. metabolic and calcium exchange with blood
  8. extension at the ankle and wrist joints
  9. your body’s central framework
  10. tiny canals connecting lanunae
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  1. involved in repair of bone fractures
  2. the end of a long bone
  3. the cavity of the diaphysis
  4. stimulates plate growth
  5. cube-shaped with a thin cortex of compact bone and have no cavity
  6. the shaft of a long bone
  7. occurs by intramembranous and/or endochondral ossification
  8. more flat than round
  9. nonliving structural part of bone
  10. bone-forming cells that secrete collagen

20 Clues: more flat than round • the end of a long bone • stimulates plate growth • fatty connective tissue • the shaft of a long bone • the cavity of the diaphysis • replaces calcified cartilage • your body’s central framework • tiny canals connecting lanunae • nonliving structural part of bone • have two or more different shapes • longer in one axis than in another • ...

skeletal system 2023-09-28

skeletal system crossword puzzle
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  1. initiate bone formation
  2. plasma
  3. consists of numerous repeating lamellar units
  4. mobilizes calcium from bone to increase plasma calcium
  5. two heads and a shaft and consists of compact and spngy bone types
  6. found in parathyroid gland
  7. four small bodies embedded in the superior and inferior poles of thyroid tissue
  8. decreases plasma calcium by increasinf its absorption by bone
  9. critical for normal nerve and muscle function
  10. make bone and osteocytes maintain bone
  11. characteristic clinically seen with hypocalcemic tetany
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  1. net result of hypocalcemia
  2. lamellae
  3. bone fluid
  4. support the body and provide leverage for muscles and movement
  5. communicares with numerous smaller lacuna located throughout the haversian system
  6. increase intestinal absorption of calcium
  7. may be fatal; marked reduction below critical loimits
  8. release PTH in response to low plasma
  9. a functional parts in bone

20 Clues: plasma • lamellae • bone fluid • initiate bone formation • net result of hypocalcemia • found in parathyroid gland • a functional parts in bone • release PTH in response to low plasma • make bone and osteocytes maintain bone • increase intestinal absorption of calcium • consists of numerous repeating lamellar units • critical for normal nerve and muscle function • ...

skeletal system 2023-12-07

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. child
  2. vertebrae
  3. spinal cord
  4. rib
  5. hump
  6. ankle
  7. outer portion
  8. neck
  9. cartilage
  10. sac
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  1. stiff joint
  2. wrist
  3. bent backwards
  4. foot
  5. loin
  6. bone
  7. chest
  8. crooked/bent
  9. straight
  10. joint
  11. skull
  12. joint

22 Clues: rib • sac • foot • loin • bone • hump • neck • wrist • child • chest • ankle • joint • skull • joint • straight • vertebrae • cartilage • stiff joint • spinal cord • crooked/bent • outer portion • bent backwards

skeletal system 2023-11-22

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. connect bone
  2. bad posture (me)
  3. small rounded point
  4. iykyk
  5. HEAL
  6. this ones easy come on
  7. donkey
  8. john kramy
  9. opposite of fibula
  10. depression
  11. thats a man
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  1. where two bone meet
  2. haha funny
  3. DESTROY (bone)
  4. hole
  5. pelvis
  6. grandma
  7. my worst enemy
  8. knee
  9. that one vine

20 Clues: hole • HEAL • knee • iykyk • pelvis • donkey • grandma • haha funny • john kramy • depression • thats a man • connect bone • that one vine • DESTROY (bone) • my worst enemy • bad posture (me) • opposite of fibula • where two bone meet • small rounded point • this ones easy come on

Skeletal system 2023-09-18

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
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  1. pointing foot
  2. hip joint
  3. Attaches muscle to bone
  4. fingers and toes
  5. Most common joint in the body
  6. The one that’s not toe
  7. Ankle bone
  8. Tough things at the end of bone
  9. spine bone
  10. protects vital organs
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  1. Bears weight
  2. Longer than wide
  3. Flat bone located in the head
  4. Bending a limb
  5. Attaches bone to bone
  6. gives the body it’s shape
  7. Foot bending upwards
  8. elbow joint
  9. Turning a limb
  10. Straightening the angle of joint
  11. Moving away from body’s midline
  12. Bone in foot that’s like Toe
  13. Wrist bone
  14. Moving towards body midline

24 Clues: hip joint • Wrist bone • Ankle bone • spine bone • elbow joint • Bears weight • pointing foot • Bending a limb • Turning a limb • Longer than wide • fingers and toes • Foot bending upwards • Attaches bone to bone • protects vital organs • The one that’s not toe • Attaches muscle to bone • gives the body it’s shape • Moving towards body midline • Bone in foot that’s like Toe • ...

Skeletal System 2024-05-13

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. The _________ skeleton is made up of arms, wrists, hands, fingers, legs, ankles, feet, and toes
  2. A joint located in the Neck/Cervix area
  3. Main arm bone in the proximal arm
  4. Bones proximal on the feet
  5. Moving/flexing the foot upward/closer to leg
  6. Provides Vitamin D needed for proper calcium absorption and use
  7. A thin layer, plate, or membrane, esp any of the calcified layers of which bone is formed
  8. Manage the bone remodeling process
  9. Common fracture in children
  10. Bone at the very bottom of the spine
  11. Part of long bones that make up the majority of the structure
  12. The movement of toes and foot move towards the sole and away from the leg, therefore increasing the angle
  13. Foot doctor
  14. One of the bones connected to the humerus
  15. A joint that allows for movement in 2 planes/axes
  16. A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts
  17. Produce new bone tissue and signify its final length and shape
  18. Allows for flexion and extension
  19. Not part of the axial skeleton
  20. A dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints
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  1. Arthritis doctor
  2. Bone in the distal part of the leg connected to the femur
  3. Bone lateral on the thumb side connected to the humerus
  4. Provides for pain and joint sense
  5. It l lies in the center of rings which are called lamella and they contain blood vessels and nerve fibers that allow the bone to stay healthy and in good condition
  6. When you move a limb/body part towards the center of the body
  7. Provides nutrients for needed for bone health and growth
  8. Form new bone after osteoclasts break down old bone
  9. Bones between the carpal bones and the proximal phalanges of the hand
  10. Responsible for breaking down old bone and allows new bone to form.
  11. A movement that increases the angle between two body parts
  12. Joint between the carpals of the wrist and between the tarsals of the ankle
  13. Bone marrow cavities provide site for cell formation; matrix stores calcium needed for this system's activity
  14. The motion of a limb or appendage away from the midline of the body
  15. A four step process to view bones/joints
  16. Bone connected to the tibia in the distal-lateral leg
  17. Allows for the storage of red bone marrow
  18. Shoulder blade bones

38 Clues: Foot doctor • Arthritis doctor • Shoulder blade bones • Bones proximal on the feet • Common fracture in children • Not part of the axial skeleton • Allows for flexion and extension • Provides for pain and joint sense • Main arm bone in the proximal arm • Manage the bone remodeling process • Bone at the very bottom of the spine • A joint located in the Neck/Cervix area • ...

Skeletal System 2024-02-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. movement that increased a joints angle
  2. inflammation of a bursa
  3. bone-forming cell
  4. the process of bone destruction and bone formation
  5. ends of long bones, covered in articulating cartilage
  6. part of the skeletal structure containing skull, vertebrae, sternum, and ribs
  7. bone-destroying cell
  8. cavity found in the diaphysis containing red and yellow bone marrow
  9. most common form of bone disease due to a loss of normal bone density
  10. tissue connecting bone to bone
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  1. lateral curvature of a spine
  2. joints that are slightly movable (cartilaginous)
  3. painless noises from joint movement, such as creaking or popping sound
  4. when a ligament is torn or stretched beyond its normal capacity
  5. joints having no or limited movement (fibrous)
  6. part of the skeletal structure containing the shoulder and hip girdles, and extremities
  7. dense fibrous sheath surrounding diaphysis, aka "bone's life support"
  8. joints that are freely movable (synovial)
  9. shaft of the long bone
  10. movement that decreases a joints angle

20 Clues: bone-forming cell • bone-destroying cell • shaft of the long bone • inflammation of a bursa • lateral curvature of a spine • tissue connecting bone to bone • movement that increased a joints angle • movement that decreases a joints angle • joints that are freely movable (synovial) • joints having no or limited movement (fibrous) • ...

Skeletal System 2023-10-16

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. provide attachment sites for tendons and ligaments
  2. The medullary cavity is filled with a type of connective tissue
  3. the process of bone formation
  4. A tough layer of dense connective tissue
  5. The diaphysis contains a hollow chamber
  6. Lamellae are deposited around a cylindrical tube
  7. covers the epiphyses
  8. bone consists mainly of collagen and inorganic salts
  9. Bones act with muscles to cause movement of limbs and other body parts
  10. long with expanded ends
  11. located within chambers
  12. form from a hyaline cartilage mode
  13. A band of hyaline cartilage
Down
  1. consists of many branching bony plates
  2. The shaft of the bone
  3. plate-like shape with broad surface
  4. very tightly packed tissue, which makes up the wall of the diaphysis
  5. Expanded ends of bones that form joints with adjacent bones
  6. In compact bone, lacunae lie in concentric circles of matrix
  7. made up of several types of tissues
  8. varied shape
  9. The medullary cavity is lined with a thin layer of cells
  10. Bone cells
  11. contain blood vessels and nerve fibers
  12. vitamin D is needed for calcium absorption
  13. Osteoclasts resorb and osteoblasts deposit bone throughout life
  14. bony plates
  15. Osteocytes pass nutrients and gases through the matrix via tiny canals
  16. almost equal in length and width
  17. osteocytes and extracellular matrix layers are organized into

30 Clues: Bone cells • bony plates • varied shape • covers the epiphyses • The shaft of the bone • long with expanded ends • located within chambers • A band of hyaline cartilage • the process of bone formation • almost equal in length and width • form from a hyaline cartilage mode • plate-like shape with broad surface • made up of several types of tissues • consists of many branching bony plates • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-08

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Protects the brain
  2. Protects the spinal cord.
  3. These strong, fibrous cords connect muscles to bones, enabling movement.
  4. An example of a sesamoid bone.
  5. These tough, fibrous bands connect bones to other bones, stabilizing joints.
  6. protects the lungs and heart.
  7. A short bone that is found in your wrist.
  8. This function refers to the role of the skeletal system in enabling movement in conjunction with muscles.
  9. major part of the skeletal system that consists of arms, hips, and legs.
  10. A collection of 8 bones that hold and protect the brain.
  11. Short bone that is found in your ankles.
  12. This is the largest facial bone and forms the upper jaw.
Down
  1. The skeletal system provide this for the body, giving it support and structure
  2. A type of joint in the body that allows for the greatest range of motion.
  3. Bones such as the skull provide a barrier of protection from external forces.
  4. this mineral is important for healthy bones
  5. A cranial bone that forms part of the nasal cavity.
  6. Formed by the fusion of five vertebrae.
  7. A major part of the skeleton that is composed of the skull and vertebrae.
  8. found in joints
  9. type of long bone that is also the strongest bone found in your lower body.
  10. A bone that makes up your forehead.

22 Clues: found in joints • Protects the brain • Protects the spinal cord. • protects the lungs and heart. • An example of a sesamoid bone. • A bone that makes up your forehead. • Formed by the fusion of five vertebrae. • Short bone that is found in your ankles. • A short bone that is found in your wrist. • this mineral is important for healthy bones • ...

Skeletal System 2024-08-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the most proximal bone of the forelimb?
  2. The carpus, metacarpus, tarsus and metatarsus are examples of ___ bones.
  3. Which vertebral division is the most cranial?
  4. What is the most proximal bone of the pelvic limb?
  5. the formation of blood
  6. Which vertebral division is the most caudal?
  7. What bone forms a dog's elbow?
  8. What is yellow bone marrow made of?
  9. cells that break down bone
  10. Ribs attach to the ___ vertebrae at the ventral aspect of the thorax.
  11. What attaches muscles to bones?
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  1. What part of the bone do muscles attach to?
  2. What is the smallest section of the pelvis?
  3. What attaches bones together?
  4. What type of bone is the epiphysis of long bones primarily made of?
  5. cells that maintain bones
  6. What is the name of the sesamoid bone on the femur?
  7. The scapula, ribs and pelvis are examples of ___ bones.
  8. The scrum is located between the ___ vertebrae and the pelvis.
  9. Where is the olecranon process?
  10. Sesamoid and vertebral bones are examples of ___ bones.
  11. cells that form bones
  12. The tibia, fibula, radius and ulna are examples of ___ bones.
  13. this vertebral division is made up of fused vertebrae
  14. The skull

25 Clues: The skull • cells that form bones • the formation of blood • cells that maintain bones • cells that break down bone • What attaches bones together? • What bone forms a dog's elbow? • Where is the olecranon process? • What attaches muscles to bones? • What is yellow bone marrow made of? • What part of the bone do muscles attach to? • What is the smallest section of the pelvis? • ...

Skeletal System 2024-05-07

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Attaches bone to muscle
  2. Jelly-like substance inside bones
  3. The process of bones hardening via calcium
  4. Storage, support, movement, blood, homeostasis
  5. Joints that allow bones to move
  6. Connects bones together and allows some to move
  7. Type of joint that allows up, down, or back and forth movement
  8. Attaches bone to bone
  9. Type of joint that slides back and forth
  10. Outer layer of bone that is hard
  11. Break in a bone
Down
  1. Made up of bones and supports the body
  2. Membrane of blood cells and nerves that wraps around the bone
  3. Joints that allow some movement
  4. Type of joint that allows very little or no movement
  5. Joints that do not fall into a certain category
  6. Inner layer of bone that is soft and porous
  7. Type of joint that swivels
  8. Type of joint that allows a great range of movement
  9. Type of bone marrow that produces fat cells, cartilage, and bone
  10. Type of bone marrow that produced platelets and blood cells.
  11. Rubbery tissue that cushions bone

22 Clues: Break in a bone • Attaches bone to bone • Attaches bone to muscle • Type of joint that swivels • Joints that allow some movement • Joints that allow bones to move • Outer layer of bone that is hard • Jelly-like substance inside bones • Rubbery tissue that cushions bone • Made up of bones and supports the body • Type of joint that slides back and forth • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-25

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Opening in the skull for the spinal cord
  2. bone that forms the forehead
  3. Second cervical vertebra
  4. Cheekbone
  5. Bone that forms the upper jaw
  6. Lateral curvature of the spine
  7. The only bone in the body that doesn’t articulate with another
  8. Bone that forms the lower jaw
  9. Skeleton that forms the central supporting axis
  10. Largest bone in the body
  11. Bone at the base of the skull allowing head movement
Down
  1. Bones of the wrist
  2. Bone that forms the bridge of the nose
  3. Weight-bearing bone of the lower leg
  4. Triangular bone in the lower back, formed from 5 fused vertebrae
  5. Bone forming the rear of the skull
  6. Bones that form the top and sides of the skull
  7. Skeleton that includes the bones of the limbs
  8. Pelvic bone forming the hip
  9. Bone known as the collarbone

20 Clues: Cheekbone • Bones of the wrist • Second cervical vertebra • Largest bone in the body • Pelvic bone forming the hip • bone that forms the forehead • Bone known as the collarbone • Bone that forms the upper jaw • Bone that forms the lower jaw • Lateral curvature of the spine • Bone forming the rear of the skull • Weight-bearing bone of the lower leg • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. composed of four fused vertebrae, forms lowest part of vertebral column
  2. Plate that remains in between the primary and secondary ossification centers
  3. extends from the scapulae to the elbow, articulates with radius and ulna at elbow
  4. larger than cervical vertebrae, side facets articulate with ribs
  5. Bone that has irregular interconnecting spaces between bony plates called trabeculae that reduce bone weight
  6. consists of a manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
  7. located on the thumb side of the forearm b/w elbow and wrist
  8. rodlike bones located between the sternum and the scapulae
  9. Bones that develop as hyaline cartilage that is later replaced by bone tissue
  10. first vertebra, balances the head
  11. vertebrae that include the first and second vertebrae, transverse processes bear transverse foramina
  12. broad, triangular bones, articulate with humerus of each upper limb
Down
  1. Encloses and protects the brain
  2. Mature bone cells
  3. Bones that develop from sheetlike layers of unspecialized connective tissues
  4. longer than the radius and overlaps the humerus posteriorly
  5. Twelve pairs of these attach to twelve thoracic vertebrae
  6. Bone that has a continuous extracellular matrix with no gaps.
  7. consists of a body and a bony vertebral arch, surrounds the spinal cord
  8. bones that include the maxilae, palatine bones, zygomatic bones, lacrimal bones, and nasal bones
  9. triangular structure formed of five fused vertebrae
  10. Formed by the sacrum, the coccyx, and the pelvic girdle
  11. Connect incompletely developed bones in infantile skull
  12. vertebrae that support more body weight than other types of vertebrae
  13. second vertebra, the dens of this provides a pivot for the first vertebra when the head turns to the side

25 Clues: Mature bone cells • Encloses and protects the brain • first vertebra, balances the head • consists of a manubrium, body, and xiphoid process • triangular structure formed of five fused vertebrae • Formed by the sacrum, the coccyx, and the pelvic girdle • Connect incompletely developed bones in infantile skull • Twelve pairs of these attach to twelve thoracic vertebrae • ...

Skeletal System 2024-08-20

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Motion around a single point E.g neck
  2. Used to make new bone and help repair damage
  3. Made mostly of fat and stem cells that can become cartilage, fate of bone cells
  4. Tendons and ligaments are examples of....
  5. part of the bone
  6. No movement
  7. Connect muscles to bones
  8. Smooth and hard bone
  9. Rubbery, whitish, flexible tissue
  10. Connect bones to bones
  11. Sliding movement E.g wrist
Down
  1. Mature bone cells that help form the new bone.
  2. The outer surface of bone
  3. Back and forth motion E.g fingers, knees, elbows
  4. The process in which cartilage is transformed into bone
  5. Animals that have an internal boney framework
  6. Many layers of cancellous bone
  7. Contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells or platelets
  8. Break down bone and help to sculpt and shape it.
  9. The innermost part of the bone

20 Clues: No movement • part of the bone • Smooth and hard bone • Connect bones to bones • Connect muscles to bones • The outer surface of bone • Sliding movement E.g wrist • Many layers of cancellous bone • The innermost part of the bone • Rubbery, whitish, flexible tissue • Motion around a single point E.g neck • Tendons and ligaments are examples of.... • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-10

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collar bone
  2. joints between tarsals and carpals
  3. freely movable joint
  4. top hip bone
  5. Largest bone in the body
  6. carpal bones classification
  7. long bones in hand
  8. radius/ulna/femur classification
  9. sesamoid bone
  10. scapula, ribs classification
  11. immovable joint
  12. heel bone
  13. hip bone you sit on
Down
  1. medial forearm bone
  2. Weightbearing shin bone
  3. fingers and toes
  4. short bones in hand/wrist
  5. joint at knee
  6. place where to bones meet
  7. lateral forearm bone
  8. facial bones
  9. allows for plantar and dorsiflexion
  10. synovial joint at neck
  11. 7 vertebrae
  12. semi movable joint

25 Clues: heel bone • collar bone • 7 vertebrae • facial bones • top hip bone • joint at knee • sesamoid bone • immovable joint • fingers and toes • long bones in hand • semi movable joint • medial forearm bone • hip bone you sit on • lateral forearm bone • freely movable joint • synovial joint at neck • Weightbearing shin bone • Largest bone in the body • short bones in hand/wrist • place where to bones meet • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lateral bone of the lower leg
  2. Arm bone
  3. Medial bone of the forearm in anatomical position.
  4. Bone shaft
  5. End of a long bone
  6. Spinal column bones
  7. Hip socket
  8. Immobile joint
  9. The small bones in the fingers and toes
  10. Breaks down bone.
  11. Bone formation
  12. Breastbone
Down
  1. Groove where the muscle or tendon attaches
  2. Freely mobile joint
  3. Synthesize and secrete initial bone matrix.
  4. Slightly mobile joint
  5. Lower jawbone
  6. The kneecap
  7. Collarbone
  8. The longest bone in the human body
  9. Bone found in the neck
  10. Mature bone cells that maintains bone matrix.
  11. Wrist bones
  12. The shoulder blade

24 Clues: Arm bone • Bone shaft • Collarbone • Hip socket • Breastbone • The kneecap • Wrist bones • Lower jawbone • Immobile joint • Bone formation • Breaks down bone. • End of a long bone • The shoulder blade • Freely mobile joint • Spinal column bones • Slightly mobile joint • Bone found in the neck • Lateral bone of the lower leg • The longest bone in the human body • The small bones in the fingers and toes • ...

Skeletal system 2024-09-30

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tailbone
  2. Heel bone
  3. top of head
  4. thigh bone
  5. connects muscle to bone
  6. Cheek bones
  7. palm bones
  8. Forearm bone that follows the thumb
  9. Jaw
  10. Forearm bone that follows the pinky
  11. Bones of the sole of feet
  12. Breastbone
  13. Kneecap
  14. Fingers or toes
  15. Shoulder blade
Down
  1. bone Dense outer layer of bone
  2. Back of head
  3. Skull
  4. Forehead
  5. wrist bones
  6. Ventral
  7. Long bone that follows the big toe
  8. upper arm long bone
  9. Collar bone
  10. Long bones that follows the pinky toe
  11. Ankle bones
  12. connects bone to bone
  13. Hip bone

28 Clues: Jaw • Skull • Ventral • Kneecap • Tailbone • Forehead • Hip bone • Heel bone • thigh bone • palm bones • Breastbone • top of head • Cheek bones • wrist bones • Collar bone • Ankle bones • Back of head • Shoulder blade • Fingers or toes • upper arm long bone • connects bone to bone • connects muscle to bone • Bones of the sole of feet • bone Dense outer layer of bone • Long bone that follows the big toe • ...

Skeletal System 2024-10-01

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Central supporting axis of the skeleton
  2. Longest and strongest bone in the body
  3. Bone known as the collarbone
  4. Vertebrae allowing head movement up and down
  5. Bones forming part of the hard palate and nasal cavity
  6. Auditory _____________. 3 small bones that transmit soundwaves to the inner ear
  7. Largest and strongest bone of the face
  8. Bones forming part of the medial side wall of the orbit
  9. Bone forming a key part of the cranial floor
  10. Bones forming the top and sides of the cranial cavity
  11. Bones forming the bridge of the nose
  12. Part of the vertebral column with twelve vertebrae
  13. Vertebrae allowing head to swivel from side to side
  14. Bones shaping the cheeks and outer edge of the orbit
Down
  1. Bones of the limbs, pelvic, and shoulder areas
  2. The only bone that does not articulate with any other bone
  3. Socket of the hip joint
  4. Bone contributing to the walls of the orbits and nasal cavity
  5. Bones forming the sides of the cranium and part of the cranial floor
  6. Bone forming the forehead and the roof of the eye sockets
  7. Bone consisting of manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
  8. Bone known as the shoulder blade
  9. Bone forming the rear of the skull
  10. Bone forming the inferior half of the nasal septum
  11. Part of the vertebral column with five vertebrae
  12. Bones forming the upper jaw
  13. Five fused vertebrae at the base of the spine
  14. Four fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, also known as the tailbone

28 Clues: Socket of the hip joint • Bones forming the upper jaw • Bone known as the collarbone • Bone known as the shoulder blade • Bone forming the rear of the skull • Bones forming the bridge of the nose • Longest and strongest bone in the body • Largest and strongest bone of the face • Central supporting axis of the skeleton • Vertebrae allowing head movement up and down • ...

skeletal system 2024-10-21

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there is both a tendon and bone called this
  2. all inclusive word for bones in head
  3. toes and fingers
  4. shin bone
  5. tail bone
  6. bone in forearm closest to thumb
  7. mid foot bones
  8. protects vital organs
  9. mid bones in hand
  10. support for body
  11. middle of ribcage
Down
  1. also known as your hips
  2. bones at base of hand
  3. bone in forearm closest to pinky
  4. triangular shaped bone in your back
  5. largest bone in the body
  6. biceps and triceps are attached to this bone
  7. connects to sternum at top of ribcage
  8. non weight bearing bone in low leg
  9. ankle bones

20 Clues: shin bone • tail bone • ankle bones • mid foot bones • toes and fingers • support for body • mid bones in hand • middle of ribcage • bones at base of hand • protects vital organs • also known as your hips • largest bone in the body • bone in forearm closest to pinky • bone in forearm closest to thumb • non weight bearing bone in low leg • triangular shaped bone in your back • ...

skeletal system 2012-05-21

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there are 33 bones in the
  2. attached to bone
  3. bones produce red----- cells
  4. points of contact between boness
  5. proctects head
  6. all the bones in your body
  7. the humorous is found in the
  8. largest bone
  9. smallest bone in body
  10. helps muscles grow
Down
  1. attach bone to muscle
  2. fingers are also known as
  3. your skeleton -----your body
  4. has more bones than adults
  5. keeps back straight
  6. has 206 bones
  7. are bones alive
  8. your teeth is made of it
  9. bones need --- to stay strong
  10. gives us shape

20 Clues: largest bone • has 206 bones • proctects head • gives us shape • are bones alive • attached to bone • helps muscles grow • keeps back straight • attach bone to muscle • smallest bone in body • your teeth is made of it • there are 33 bones in the • fingers are also known as • has more bones than adults • all the bones in your body • your skeleton -----your body • bones produce red----- cells • ...

Skeletal System 2013-04-22

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bones / Bones that are broad and thin
  2. / The longest and largest bone of the upper limb
  3. / Short bones found in the wrist
  4. / Small long bones that form the palm of the hand
  5. / Irregular bones that form the spine
  6. / Division of the skeletal system that includes the bones of the upper and lower limbs (extremities)
  7. / Portion of the skeletal system that protects the brain and provides structure for the face
  8. / Bones that form the fingers and toes
  9. / Bones with complex shapes that are not classified as either long or short
  10. / Large, triangular, flat bone in the shoulder girdle
  11. / Bone in the lateral portion of the forearm
  12. / Lateral (outer) bone of the lower leg
  13. / Bone in the medial portion of the forearm
  14. / Bones that are greater in length than width
Down
  1. / S-shaped bone in the shoulder girdle that is commonly known as the collarbone
  2. / Small long bones that form the intermediate flat portion of the foot
  3. / Bones that are somewhat cube shaped and are nearly equal in length and width
  4. / A flat bone in the center of the chest commonly known as the breastbone
  5. / The largest bone in the body commonly known as the thighbone
  6. / The term for blood cell formation
  7. / Short bones found in the ankle
  8. / A set of bones that protect the lungs and heart
  9. / Bony structure that provides support for the vertebral column and connects the lower limbs it the axial skeleton
  10. / The large bone in the medial portion of the lower leg commonly known as the shinbone
  11. / The division of the skeletal system that includes the skull, ribs, and vertebrae

25 Clues: / Short bones found in the wrist • / Short bones found in the ankle • / The term for blood cell formation • bones / Bones that are broad and thin • / Irregular bones that form the spine • / Bones that form the fingers and toes • / Lateral (outer) bone of the lower leg • / Bone in the medial portion of the forearm • / Bone in the lateral portion of the forearm • ...

Skeletal System 2013-10-22

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is where you will find the tarsels and metatarsels.
  2. Very porous bone (has many holes)but it is very strong it tends to be and the ends of the bone.
  3. Type of bone marrow that creates blood cells
  4. A type of connective tissue that acts like a cushion between bones so they so not rub together.
  5. Also known as the breast bone or breast plate.
  6. The fibula and tibia make up this portion of your body.
  7. A system of bones and the ligaments that hold them together.
  8. Also known as the knee cap.
  9. Very dense region of bone it is very hard and tend to be toward the center of the bone.
  10. This is one of the four functions of bone.
  11. Type of connective tissue that joins two bones together
Down
  1. Also known as the skull or "Dome-Piece".
  2. The longest bone in the body.
  3. This is a place where two or more bones meet and can but not always provide movement.
  4. These are the bones that make up your back and protect the spinal cord.
  5. These tiny little cells help build and repair bone in your body.
  6. part of the body is composed of the humerous, ulna, and radius.
  7. These are also known as costae which protect you heart and lungs.
  8. This is where you will find the carpals and metacarpals.
  9. Type of bone marrow that stores fat.
  10. Also known as the lower jaw.
  11. Also known as the collarbone.

22 Clues: Also known as the knee cap. • Also known as the lower jaw. • The longest bone in the body. • Also known as the collarbone. • Type of bone marrow that stores fat. • Also known as the skull or "Dome-Piece". • This is one of the four functions of bone. • Type of bone marrow that creates blood cells • Also known as the breast bone or breast plate. • ...

Skeletal System 2013-12-11

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Soft tissue inside the cavities within the bones
  2. Joint that allows no movement
  3. Breaks down bone
  4. Strip of tough connective tissue that holds bones together at a joint
  5. Place where one bone attaches to another
  6. Joints permit small amount of restrictive movement
  7. A solid network of living cells and protein fibers that are surrounded by deposits of calcium salts
  8. Strong connective tissue that supports the body and is softer and more flexible than bone
Down
  1. One of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves
  2. Process of bone formation, during which cartilage is replaced by bone
  3. Number of bones in the skeleton
  4. Small sack of synovial that reduces friction between the bones
  5. Tough layer of connective tissue surrounding a bone
  6. Joints that permit movement in one or more directions
  7. Less dense tissue found inside the outer layer of compact bone
  8. Thick layer of dense bone beneath the periosteum
  9. The body's structural support
  10. Mature bone cells
  11. Produces bone
  12. Lubricating film that enables the surfaces of the joint to slide smoothly over one another

20 Clues: Produces bone • Breaks down bone • Mature bone cells • Joint that allows no movement • The body's structural support • Number of bones in the skeleton • Place where one bone attaches to another • Soft tissue inside the cavities within the bones • Thick layer of dense bone beneath the periosteum • Joints permit small amount of restrictive movement • ...

skeletal system 2014-02-25

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Elbow bone
  2. Ankle
  3. Heel
  4. Stirrup-shaped bone in middle ear (smallest bone in human)
  5. Group of five intermediate bones of hand
  6. vertebrae Five bones making up largest segment of spine
  7. Cheek bone
  8. vertebrae Seven bones just below skull
  9. Smallest and most fragile bone of face
  10. Lower jaw bone
  11. Two small oblong bones form the bridge of nose
  12. vertebrae Twelve bones make up the mid segment of the spine
  13. Cluster of bones between wrist and hand
  14. Largest bone in pelvis
  15. Upper jaw bone
  16. Prism-shaped long bone on thumb side of arm
  17. Large triangular bone at base of spine
Down
  1. Longest bone in humans
  2. Group of five long bones of foot
  3. Knee
  4. Breast-bone
  5. Unpaired facial bone which forms post. part of nasal septum
  6. Long bone of upper arm
  7. Hammer-shaped bone in middle ear
  8. Arrangement of bones that protect the hear and lungs
  9. Bones of hands and feet
  10. Collar bone
  11. Skull made up of 8 bones
  12. Tail-bone
  13. Shoulder blade
  14. Horse-shoe shaped bone between chin and thyroid cartilage
  15. Also C-2 forms pivot upon which atlas rotates
  16. Larger bone of lower leg
  17. Smaller of the two lower leg bones
  18. Also C-1 connects skull to spine

35 Clues: Knee • Heel • Ankle • Tail-bone • Elbow bone • Cheek bone • Breast-bone • Collar bone • Lower jaw bone • Shoulder blade • Upper jaw bone • Longest bone in humans • Long bone of upper arm • Largest bone in pelvis • Bones of hands and feet • Skull made up of 8 bones • Larger bone of lower leg • Group of five long bones of foot • Hammer-shaped bone in middle ear • Also C-1 connects skull to spine • ...

Skeletal System 2015-04-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shoulder blade
  2. Shoulder is a .......................joint
  3. Fingers and toes
  4. When the action is moving towards the body
  5. When the action is around
  6. Bones in the feet
  7. Injury when the bone moves position
  8. On the end of a bone to prevent grinding
  9. Mineral that improves bone density
  10. Type of fracture when the skin does not break
  11. Reducing the angle at a joint
  12. Treatment method for minor injuries
  13. Soft tissue damage to ligaments
Down
  1. Function of system eg, legs
  2. Knee cap
  3. Type of exercise to improve bone density
  4. Elbow is a ........joint
  5. Illness where bones become weak
  6. Made by the skin when exposed to sunlight, improves bone density
  7. Function of system eg, cranium
  8. Join bone to bone
  9. Type of fracture caused by overuse

22 Clues: Knee cap • Shoulder blade • Fingers and toes • Bones in the feet • Join bone to bone • Elbow is a ........joint • When the action is around • Function of system eg, legs • Reducing the angle at a joint • Function of system eg, cranium • Illness where bones become weak • Soft tissue damage to ligaments • Mineral that improves bone density • Type of fracture caused by overuse • ...

SKELETAL SYSTEM 2015-09-25

SKELETAL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. patella
  2. to straighten a joint
  3. calcaneus
  4. dactyl
  5. lower back
  6. any disorder of a joint
  7. bone tissue
  8. chondro
  9. wrist
  10. cranium
Down
  1. bone marrow
  2. shaft of the long bone
  3. inner membrane layer of the bone
  4. muscle
  5. thorac
  6. vertebro
  7. femur
  8. arm
  9. costo
  10. arthro
  11. bone
  12. neck

22 Clues: arm • bone • neck • femur • costo • wrist • muscle • thorac • dactyl • arthro • patella • chondro • cranium • vertebro • calcaneus • lower back • bone marrow • bone tissue • to straighten a joint • shaft of the long bone • any disorder of a joint • inner membrane layer of the bone

Skeletal System 2015-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Turning outward
  2. Bone formation
  3. The lateral leg bone
  4. Inner membrane layer of the bone
  5. Dense, flexible connective tissue
  6. The heel bone
  7. Shaft of the long bone
  8. Bone tissue
Down
  1. Moving around a central axis
  2. Joint with little movement
  3. Mature bone cells
  4. Kneecap
  5. Having to do with an arm
  6. The lower jawbone
  7. Break in which the bone is crushed or spintered
  8. Thighbone
  9. Turning inward
  10. Straight line through a physical body
  11. The wrist bone
  12. The bone above the upper teeth

20 Clues: Kneecap • Thighbone • Bone tissue • The heel bone • Bone formation • Turning inward • The wrist bone • Turning outward • Mature bone cells • The lower jawbone • The lateral leg bone • Shaft of the long bone • Having to do with an arm • Joint with little movement • Moving around a central axis • The bone above the upper teeth • Inner membrane layer of the bone • Dense, flexible connective tissue • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-28

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. root word bones of fingers and toes
  2. a process off of the sternum
  3. bone of the upper lip
  4. a process off of the temporal bone
  5. separates the frontal and parietal bone
  6. one of the two divided parts of the skeleton
  7. could be known as the cheek bone
  8. ties bones together
  9. bone tissue
Down
  1. the outside covering of most bones
  2. top seven bones of the vertebrae
  3. root word for bone
  4. known by sternum, ribs, and associated cartilage collectively
  5. root word for heel bone
  6. shaft of a long bone
  7. bone at the base of the spine
  8. ribs 11 and 12
  9. arm bone
  10. bones that make up the wrist
  11. suffix for movement

20 Clues: arm bone • bone tissue • ribs 11 and 12 • root word for bone • suffix for movement • ties bones together • shaft of a long bone • bone of the upper lip • root word for heel bone • a process off of the sternum • bones that make up the wrist • bone at the base of the spine • top seven bones of the vertebrae • could be known as the cheek bone • the outside covering of most bones • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

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

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 • joint with little movement • pointing the toes downward • bone that forms the cheeks • joint that has free movement • membrane covering most bones • place where bones come together • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

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

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

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

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

22 Clues: femur/o • calcane/o • turning inward • backward bending • end of a long bone • joint inflammation • 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 • joint that has free movement • membrane covering most bones • turning the palm or foot upward • place where bones come together • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clavicle
  2. chondr/o
  3. ribs ribs 8-12
  4. joint with little movement
  5. shoulder blade
  6. ribs ribs 11-12
  7. meaning "a tie" or "binding"
  8. vertebrae C1-C7
  9. kinesi/o
  10. arthr/o
Down
  1. vertebrae
  2. joint with no movement
  3. lord/o
  4. back lumb/o
  5. pelv/o
  6. ribs ribs 1-7
  7. movement toward midline of body
  8. to form bone
  9. os/te/o
  10. Latin for "thigh"

20 Clues: lord/o • pelv/o • os/te/o • arthr/o • clavicle • chondr/o • kinesi/o • vertebrae • back lumb/o • to form bone • ribs ribs 1-7 • ribs ribs 8-12 • shoulder blade • ribs ribs 11-12 • vertebrae C1-C7 • Latin for "thigh" • joint with no movement • joint with little movement • meaning "a tie" or "binding" • movement toward midline of body

skeletal system 2015-09-27

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tailbone
  2. Humerus connecting cavity
  3. Bone located on the midsagittal line of the thorax
  4. Most superior bone of the pelvis
  5. Movement at a joint making the angle more acute
  6. Where tibia and fibula connect to the foot
  7. Posterior side of the foot
  8. Wrist
  9. Medial to the fibula
Down
  1. Bone that creates your browline
  2. Freely movable joint
  3. Proximal to the radius and ulna
  4. Movement at a joint making the angle less acute
  5. What gives us jaw lines
  6. Connects femur and more distal legs bones
  7. A joint that is characterized by fluid
  8. Fibrous joints on skull
  9. Highest portion of vertebra
  10. Collarbone
  11. Lateral to the ulna

20 Clues: Wrist • Tailbone • Collarbone • Lateral to the ulna • Freely movable joint • Medial to the fibula • What gives us jaw lines • Fibrous joints on skull • Humerus connecting cavity • Posterior side of the foot • Highest portion of vertebra • Bone that creates your browline • Proximal to the radius and ulna • Most superior bone of the pelvis • A joint that is characterized by fluid • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-17

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pain in a joint
  2. Excision of a vertebra
  3. The heel bone
  4. Turning the palm or foot upward
  5. Pain in a rib
  6. Fracture of the distal end of the fibula
  7. Break is at an angle to the bone
  8. Movement toward the midline of the boyd
Down
  1. Resembling cartilage
  2. Pain in a finger or toe
  3. Surgical cutting of bone
  4. To turn downward or backwards as with the hand or foot
  5. Movement that brings the limb into a straight position
  6. Bending or being bent
  7. A wrist bone
  8. Movement away from the midline of the body
  9. Break in a bone
  10. Bone tissue
  11. Kneecap
  12. Injury to a ligament

20 Clues: Kneecap • Bone tissue • A wrist bone • The heel bone • Pain in a rib • Pain in a joint • Break in a bone • Resembling cartilage • Injury to a ligament • Bending or being bent • Excision of a vertebra • Pain in a finger or toe • Surgical cutting of bone • Turning the palm or foot upward • Break is at an angle to the bone • Movement toward the midline of the boyd • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shinbone, long bone of the lower leg
  2. cut food with their sharp thin edges
  3. support the weight of the body and allow motion of the lower extremity
  4. functional part of the bone, bone matrix, and is entirely outside of the cells
  5. connected to make up part of the roof and sides of the human skull
  6. connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
  7. its what osteoblasts become when trapped in matrix that they secrete
  8. bone marrow produces red and white blood cells and platelets
  9. assist in mobility and support of the hand
  10. connected to the carpal bones of the wrist
  11. it extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna
  12. connected to the toe
  13. holds upper teeth in place
  14. bone marrow found in the hollow interior of the middle portion of long bones
Down
  1. performs movements of the arm, hand, and wrist
  2. protects spinal cord
  3. shock absorber between two vertebrae in the spinal column
  4. forms the anterior part of the pelvic ring
  5. the calf bone in the lower part of the leg
  6. front of the skull and corresponds to the region know as the forehead
  7. large multinucleated cells responsible for bone degradation
  8. skeleton upper limbs and lower limbs
  9. strong weight-bearing platform
  10. Bones hard dense bone that provides strength, structure, and mobility
  11. front bone located in the middle of the thorax between two sets of ribs
  12. found at the lower-back area of the cranium
  13. topmost vertebrae of the spinal column
  14. connective tissue to provide support, but is less rigid than bone
  15. lower jaw bone
  16. attachment site for tendons, ligaments and muscles
  17. skeleton provides support and protection for the brain, spinal cord, and organs in the ventral body cavity

31 Clues: lower jaw bone • protects spinal cord • connected to the toe • holds upper teeth in place • strong weight-bearing platform • shinbone, long bone of the lower leg • cut food with their sharp thin edges • skeleton upper limbs and lower limbs • topmost vertebrae of the spinal column • forms the anterior part of the pelvic ring • the calf bone in the lower part of the leg • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-22

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. break in a bone
  2. the heel bone
  3. chest
  4. the collarbone
  5. pain in a joint
  6. examination of the interior of a joint
  7. the breastbone
  8. a wrist bone
  9. shoulder blade
  10. kneecap
  11. lateral leg bone
Down
  1. having to do with the arm
  2. shin bone
  3. physician who treats joint and connective tissue disorders
  4. dense, flexible connective tissue
  5. lower jawbone
  6. pain in a rib(s)
  7. the bone above the upper teeth
  8. bone tissue
  9. bending a joint

20 Clues: chest • kneecap • shin bone • bone tissue • a wrist bone • the heel bone • lower jawbone • the collarbone • the breastbone • shoulder blade • break in a bone • pain in a joint • bending a joint • pain in a rib(s) • lateral leg bone • having to do with the arm • the bone above the upper teeth • dense, flexible connective tissue • examination of the interior of a joint • ...

Skeletal System 2015-02-09

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. break in the bone
  2. skull, chest, and spinal column
  3. bone is crushed/splintered
  4. bone
  5. thinning of bone tissue
  6. arms, legs, shoulder, pelvic bones
  7. shoulder blade
  8. sideways curvature of spine
  9. surgical repair of bone
  10. the lower jawbone
Down
  1. turning inward
  2. mature bone cells
  3. straighten a joint
  4. incomplete break
  5. to form bone
  6. cranial bones are joined by
  7. wrist bone
  8. excision of joint
  9. membrane surrounding the bone
  10. bones of fingers and toes
  11. where bones come together
  12. bending a joint

22 Clues: bone • wrist bone • to form bone • turning inward • shoulder blade • bending a joint • incomplete break • mature bone cells • break in the bone • excision of joint • the lower jawbone • straighten a joint • thinning of bone tissue • surgical repair of bone • bones of fingers and toes • where bones come together • bone is crushed/splintered • cranial bones are joined by • sideways curvature of spine • ...

Skeletal System 2015-02-09

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. kneecap
  2. the shin bone
  3. turning outward
  4. a joint with no movement
  5. bending or being bent
  6. movement away from the midline of the body
  7. enables movement in the synovial joints
  8. movement in a circular direction from a central point
  9. a broken bone
  10. spaces within the connective tissue filled with synovial fluid
  11. a joint that has free movement
  12. place where bones come together
Down
  1. the long bone that extends from the knee to the knee
  2. the bones that make up the fingers
  3. turning inward
  4. backward bending as of the hand or foot
  5. a joint with little movement
  6. technical term for the ankle
  7. movement toward toward the midline of the body
  8. to turn downward as with hand or foot

20 Clues: kneecap • the shin bone • a broken bone • turning inward • turning outward • bending or being bent • a joint with no movement • a joint with little movement • technical term for the ankle • a joint that has free movement • place where bones come together • the bones that make up the fingers • to turn downward as with hand or foot • backward bending as of the hand or foot • ...

Skeletal System 2015-02-09

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Upper jawbone
  2. Fingers and toes
  3. Break in a bone
  4. Joint pain
  5. Pain originating in cartilage
  6. Heel bone
  7. Inflammation of a joint
  8. Surgical cutting of bone
  9. Kneecap
  10. Breastbone
  11. Shoulder blade
Down
  1. Collar bone
  2. Pain in a rib
  3. Back bone/spine
  4. Bone tissue
  5. Bones of the hands
  6. Wrist bone
  7. Excision of a rib
  8. Surgical repair of a bone
  9. Lower jawbone

20 Clues: Kneecap • Heel bone • Joint pain • Wrist bone • Breastbone • Collar bone • Bone tissue • Upper jawbone • Pain in a rib • Lower jawbone • Shoulder blade • Back bone/spine • Break in a bone • Fingers and toes • Excision of a rib • Bones of the hands • Inflammation of a joint • Surgical cutting of bone • Surgical repair of a bone • Pain originating in cartilage

Skeletal System 2015-03-01

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. connect bone to bone
  2. mid/upper back
  3. low back
  4. fancy name for joint, means where things meet
  5. a ___ disc means "slipped disc"
  6. vertebrae protect our ___ ___
  7. broken bone
  8. breastbone
  9. a weakening of the bone, it becomes holey and easier to fracture, often seen in older people
  10. wrist bones
  11. very top vertebra, C1
  12. forearm bone on the thumb side
  13. large triangle shaped bone made of fused vertebrae connecting you spine to your pelvis
Down
  1. large shin bone
  2. smooth white material, not as hard as bone, found at ends of bones and connecting ribs to sternum, in ears and nose
  3. tail bone
  4. foot bones
  5. this portion of the skeleton is made of the limbs
  6. neck area
  7. thigh bone
  8. connect muscle to bone
  9. ribs
  10. membrane that covers the bone, literally means surrounds bone
  11. this portion of the skeleton protects the tissues underneath
  12. the over stretching of a ligament
  13. give the spine strength and flexibility

26 Clues: ribs • low back • tail bone • neck area • foot bones • thigh bone • breastbone • broken bone • wrist bones • mid/upper back • large shin bone • connect bone to bone • very top vertebra, C1 • connect muscle to bone • vertebrae protect our ___ ___ • forearm bone on the thumb side • a ___ disc means "slipped disc" • the over stretching of a ligament • give the spine strength and flexibility • ...

Skeletal System 2014-11-17

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone
  2. the shaft or central part of a long bone
  3. articulation that permits free movement, a freely movable joint (also called synovial joint)
  4. a cavity or depression, especially in bone
  5. the formation of bone
  6. a lifelong process where mature bone tissue is removed from the skeleton and new bone tissue is formed
  7. an anatomical feature of the infant human skull comprising any of the soft membranous gaps (sutures) between the cranial bones that make up the calvaria of a fetus or an infant
  8. a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted
  9. system the cylindrical, column-like structures in compact bones, it consists of microscopic cylindrical structures oriented parallel to the long axis of a bone
Down
  1. a type of continuous, slightly movable joint
  2. microscopic canals between the lacunae of ossified bone, its radiating processes of the osteocytes (called filo podia) project into these canals; these cytoplasmic processes are joined together by gap junctions
  3. the state of being jointed
  4. a cell that has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it
  5. a thin layer, membrane, scale, or plate like tissue or part, especially in bone tissue
  6. plate a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, its plate is found in children and adolescents; in adults who have stopped growing, the plate is replaced by an epiphyseal line
  7. the production of blood cells and platelets, which occurs in the bone marrow
  8. a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint
  9. the absorption into the circulation of cells or tissue
  10. a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints
  11. a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation
  12. membrane the soft tissue found between the articular capsule (joint capsule) and the joint cavity of synovial joints

21 Clues: the formation of bone • the state of being jointed • the shaft or central part of a long bone • a cavity or depression, especially in bone • a type of continuous, slightly movable joint • an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone • a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation • the absorption into the circulation of cells or tissue • ...

Skeletal System 2014-05-11

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

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) • : 26 small bones that make up your backbone • : an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine • ...

Skeletal System 2016-02-10

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Identify R: breastbone
  2. Identify B: lower jaw bone
  3. Identify S
  4. Identify Q: shoulder blade
  5. Identify X: hand bones
  6. Identify D: section of vert. column
  7. Identify V: forearm- pinky side
  8. Identify F: hip bone
  9. Identify G
Down
  1. Identify C: section of vert. column
  2. Identify N: foot bones
  3. Identify E: section of vert. column
  4. Identify M: ankle bones
  5. Identify U: forearm- thumb side
  6. Identify K: shin
  7. Identify T: upper arm bone
  8. Identify J: kneecap
  9. Identify O: bones of the fingers and toes
  10. Identify I: femur
  11. Identify P: collar bone
  12. Identify W: wrist bones
  13. Identify L: thinner of the lower leg bones
  14. Identify A
  15. Identify H: tailbone

24 Clues: Identify S • Identify G • Identify A • Identify K: shin • Identify I: femur • Identify J: kneecap • Identify F: hip bone • Identify H: tailbone • Identify N: foot bones • Identify R: breastbone • Identify X: hand bones • Identify M: ankle bones • Identify P: collar bone • Identify W: wrist bones • Identify B: lower jaw bone • Identify T: upper arm bone • Identify Q: shoulder blade • ...

Skeletal System 2016-09-12

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. joined together
  2. thorax, chest
  3. the collar bone
  4. pain in a joint
  5. end of the long bone
  6. one of the thirty-three segments making up the spinal column
  7. the breastbone
  8. bone tissue
  9. injury to a ligament
  10. to visually examine
  11. lower back
Down
  1. correct, straight
  2. heel bone
  3. bones of fingers and toes
  4. dense, flexible connnective tissue
  5. radiograph of a joint
  6. bending a joint
  7. cranium
  8. bone marrow
  9. movement
  10. vertebrae root word

21 Clues: cranium • movement • heel bone • lower back • bone marrow • bone tissue • thorax, chest • the breastbone • joined together • the collar bone • pain in a joint • bending a joint • correct, straight • vertebrae root word • to visually examine • end of the long bone • injury to a ligament • radiograph of a joint • bones of fingers and toes • dense, flexible connnective tissue • ...

Skeletal system 2016-09-16

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disease due to vitamin D deficiency characterized by deficient calcification and soft bones associated with skeletal deformities
  2. drug derived from opium with potent analgesic effects
  3. joint with little movement
  4. neck
  5. membrane that surrounds the outside of the bone
  6. lateral curvature of the spine
  7. the tailbone, made up of the four fused vertebrae at the base of the spinal column
  8. end of the long bone
  9. physicial who treats joint and connective tissue disorders such as arthritis
  10. bones between the tarsals and the phalanges of the foot
  11. excision of part of the wrist
Down
  1. the heel bone
  2. device used in arthroscopy
  3. bony protrusion on either side of the ankle
  4. kneecap
  5. inflammation of the bone and associated cartilage
  6. enlargement of one or more fingers or toes
  7. medication used to relieve pain
  8. inflammation of the bone marrow
  9. excision of a joint

20 Clues: neck • kneecap • the heel bone • excision of a joint • end of the long bone • device used in arthroscopy • joint with little movement • excision of part of the wrist • lateral curvature of the spine • medication used to relieve pain • inflammation of the bone marrow • enlargement of one or more fingers or toes • bony protrusion on either side of the ankle • ...

Skeletal system 2017-05-03

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

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

Skeletal System 2017-04-06

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the long curved bones which form the rib cage. They are located in you chest.
  2. eight small bones that make up the wrist.
  3. of the two large bones of the forearm. It extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna.
  4. Is a long flat bone shaped like a necktie located in the center of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage.
  5. upper and back part of the skull.
  6. the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the face. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place.
  7. the bone that connects the humerus with the clavicle. It is located in the top of your back.
  8. lower part of the trunk of the human body between the abdomen and the thighs.
  9. a thick circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur. It is on the top of your knee.
  10. bones form the intermediate part of the hand.
  11. is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage.
Down
  1. thinner and longer of the two bones in the forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb.
  2. the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates. It is located in your shin.
  3. a cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot.
  4. a long bone that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone. It is located near the bottom of your neck.
  5. a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the shoulder blade and the two bones of the lower arm and consists of three sections.
  6. a group of five long bones in the foot.
  7. proximal bone of the leg. Capable of walking or jumping. It is located below your hip.
  8. digital bones in the hands and feet of most vertebrates.
  9. a leg bone located on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones.
  10. from the fusion of two maxillary bones. Includes the frontal portion of the palate of the mouth.

21 Clues: upper and back part of the skull. • a group of five long bones in the foot. • eight small bones that make up the wrist. • bones form the intermediate part of the hand. • a cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot. • digital bones in the hands and feet of most vertebrates. • the long curved bones which form the rib cage. They are located in you chest. • ...

Skeletal System 2017-12-12

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Broken bone ends jam into each other
  2. Bone twists, resulting in one or more breaks; common in skiing and skating accidents
  3. Bones form a framework to supply the body’s muscles, fat, and skin.
  4. Bone is bent and splits, causing a crack or incomplete break; common in children
  5. Disk Occurs when an intervertebral disk ruptures or protrudes out of place and causes pressure on the spinal nerve
  6. An inflammation of the bursae, which are small, fluid-filled sacs surrounding the joints
  7. Bone fragments splinters into more than two pieces
  8. Areas where two or more bones join together Ligaments (connective tissues) help hold long bones together at joints.
  9. Bones help produce red and white blood cells and platelets, a process called hemopoiesis or hematopoiesis
  10. skeleton forms extremities and is composed of the shoulder girdle, arm bones, pelvic girdle, and leg bones
  11. When a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint
  12. Bones store most of the calcium supply of the body in addition to phosphorus and fats
Down
  1. When a twisting action tears the ligaments of a joint
  2. Breaking and dislocation of the distal radius that cause a characteristic bulge at the wrist
  3. A broken piece of skull bone moves inward; common with severe head injuries.
  4. Muscles attach to bones to help provide movement
  5. Breastbone
  6. Protects the spinal cord and provide support for the head and trunk.
  7. Is actually a group of diseases involving inflammation of the joints.
  8. Increase porosity or softening of the bones
  9. Bones surround vital organs to protect them
  10. Bone inflammation usually caused by a pathogenic organism
  11. Complete break of the bone with no damage to the skin
  12. skeleton forms the main trunk of the body composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs, and breastbone
  13. Bone breaks and ruptures through the skin; creates an increased chance of infection

25 Clues: Breastbone • Broken bone ends jam into each other • Increase porosity or softening of the bones • Bones surround vital organs to protect them • When a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint • Muscles attach to bones to help provide movement • Bone fragments splinters into more than two pieces • When a twisting action tears the ligaments of a joint • ...

Skeletal System 2017-12-07

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. break in bone
  2. part of skeleton relating to head, neck and trunk
  3. fibrous membranes at the angles of cranial bones
  4. part of skeleton relating to limbs
  5. elongated shaft of long bone
  6. cells that build bone
  7. one bone shaped like a saddle, glides against another bone
  8. connective tissue that covers the bone
  9. dense bone
  10. process of bone formation and destruction
  11. systematic disease causing deformity and immobility to joints
  12. bone joint that only allows movement in one plane
  13. bone joint that only allows movement in one plane
  14. cartilage in joints, respiratory tract, fetal skeleton
  15. bones joined by fibrous tissue
  16. cells that dissolve bone
  17. cartilage that provides strength and elasticity to certain parts of body
  18. band of regular fibrous tissue that connects bones
  19. disease where defective metabolism causes arthritis
  20. fibrous sac lined with synovial joint and filled with synovial fluid
Down
  1. joint where a partially spherical end lies in a socket
  2. internal layer of skeletal bone
  3. synovial joint where opposing surfaces glide with each other
  4. bones joined by cartilage
  5. most compressible type of cartilage, resistant to stretch
  6. mature bone cells
  7. increased softening of bone
  8. canal in center of each osteon (Haversian)
  9. joint that permits movement in two planes e.g. extension
  10. layer of synovial membrane around a tendon
  11. freely movable joint
  12. marrow containing red and white blood cells
  13. inflammation of joints
  14. disease caused by vitamin D deficiency
  15. end of long 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 2017-10-09

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bone in the middle of chest, holds rib cage together
  2. First 7 vertebrae in the spinal column
  3. Help with the movement of bones
  4. Protect kidneys, heart and lungs
  5. The ______ skeleton consists of the bones of the pectoral and pelvic griddles and the limbs
  6. forms birth canal
  7. You have ____ bones as a baby than you do as an adult
  8. Important mineral for building strong bones
  9. Holds bone to bone
  10. Fingers are also known as
  11. First responders to start healing process
  12. changes in the female pelvis occur during
  13. Projection on the back of each vertebrae
  14. The ______ and the ______ make up the inside of your pelvis
  15. Immovable fibrous joint, unites all bones of the skull
  16. Progressive disease that lowers the density of bones over time, making them weak and more likely to fracture
  17. Hold bone to muscle
  18. Lower jaw bone
  19. Shoulder blade
  20. 5 fused vertebrae that make up part of the hip
  21. Only bone in the thigh
  22. Cartilage found attached to all ribs
  23. The mandible & Maxilla protect your _____
  24. place where 2 bones meet
Down
  1. Smallest bone in human body
  2. What bone protects the brain?
  3. 5 vertebrae found in the lower back
  4. Attaches to the vertebrae in the back and indirectly to the sternum
  5. Spongy tissue at the ends of bones
  6. The ______ includes 24 moveable vertebrae
  7. Mature bone cell that maintains the bone matrix
  8. Located between the carpals and phalanges
  9. Joint that allows extension
  10. 1st Vertebrae, allows head to turn
  11. Bottom bony projection of the sternum
  12. What kind of joint is located in our elbow and kneecap?
  13. Includes tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges
  14. Which bone makes your outer ankle bone
  15. A structure made up of bones
  16. form at the base of the fingers
  17. What is the top part of the sternum called?
  18. Ribs that connect both to the sternum and the vertebrae
  19. What kind of cartilage is compared to bone
  20. What is responsible for producing red blood cells?
  21. Superior flaring portion of the hip bone
  22. Hinges to humorous, forms elbow and lower side of lower arm to pinky finger
  23. The joint that allows for rotation
  24. 4 vertebrae that make up your tailbone
  25. Head, spine and thoracic cavity make up the ____ skeleton

49 Clues: Lower jaw bone • Shoulder blade • forms birth canal • Holds bone to bone • Hold bone to muscle • Only bone in the thigh • place where 2 bones meet • Fingers are also known as • Smallest bone in human body • Joint that allows extension • A structure made up of bones • What bone protects the brain? • Help with the movement of bones • form at the base of the fingers • ...

Skeletal system 2018-11-03

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rotating the radius over the ulna so the palms face posteriorly
  2. ligament located inside a joint cavity
  3. opposite of flexion
  4. region of a bone that contains the medullary cavity
  5. term for an immoveable joint (singular)
  6. joint that moves in one direction
  7. major mineral stored in bone
  8. lamellae that are remnants of old Haversian systems
  9. cell surrounded by bone matrix
  10. moving away from the midline
  11. term for a freely moveable joint
Down
  1. bone tissue that contains Haversian systems
  2. type of ossification in long bones
  3. triaxial joint at the proximal femur and pelvis
  4. end of a long bone
  5. networks of bone in spongy bone tissue
  6. type of cartilage at the articulation of a moveable joint
  7. cell that resorbs or dissolves bone
  8. membrane on the outside of bone
  9. cartilagenous cushion within a joint
  10. type of bone tissue in the ends of long bones

21 Clues: end of a long bone • opposite of flexion • major mineral stored in bone • moving away from the midline • cell surrounded by bone matrix • membrane on the outside of bone • term for a freely moveable joint • joint that moves in one direction • type of ossification in long bones • cell that resorbs or dissolves bone • cartilagenous cushion within a joint • ...

Skeletal System 2016-09-18

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

20 Clues: collarbone • bone cells • thigh bone • 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 thumb • forearm bone ending with the pinky • ...