skeletal system Crossword Puzzles

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
Down
  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
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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?
Down
  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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 2024-10-21

skeletal system crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 2025-02-12

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. “Turkish saddle” located on the superior surface of the body
  2. Happens when the ligaments reinforcing a joint are damaged by overstretching or are torn away from the bony attachment
  3. Part of the skeleton which is composed of the radius and ulna
  4. Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
  5. A bone which is dense and made up of osteons
  6. Other term for hip bones
  7. Forms the walls of the thoracic cage
  8. An example of a long bone
  9. "Sit-down" bone
  10. The common term for sternum
  11. A viscous fluid, the consistency of egg whites which acts as a lubricant, reducing friction.
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  1. Skull bones that are incompletely formed at birth that are connected by fibrous membranes
  2. Commonly called the cheekbones
  3. A triangular sesamoid bone enclosed in the quadriceps tendon that secures the anterior thigh muscles to the tibia.
  4. The medial bone of the leg
  5. Movement of the palm from a posterior position to an anterior position
  6. A round or oval opening through a bone
  7. Large opening in the base of the bone, which allows the spinal cord to join with the brain stem
  8. Flattened lateral end that articulates with the acromion of the scapula to form the acromioclavicular joint
  9. A movement which is a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
  10. A movement of the ankle joint that lifts the foot so that its superior surface approaches the shin
  11. The process of returning the bone to its proper position
  12. The lower jawbone
  13. A movement that that decreases the angle of the joint and reduces the distance between the two bones.

24 Clues: "Sit-down" bone • The lower jawbone • Other term for hip bones • An example of a long bone • The medial bone of the leg • The common term for sternum • Commonly called the cheekbones • Forms the walls of the thoracic cage • A round or oval opening through a bone • A bone which is dense and made up of osteons • Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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
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  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 2025-01-07

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small round bone in front of the knee joint
  2. backbone
  3. houses the brain
  4. longest bone in the body
  5. protects thoracic organs
  6. bone of biceps and triceps
  7. producing bone
  8. long bones of the hand
  9. outer side of the shin
  10. shoulder blades
  11. inner side of the shin
Down
  1. small bones that make the wrist
  2. digital bones of the hands and feet
  3. collarbone
  4. forearm bone on the thumb's side
  5. breaking bone
  6. making new bone
  7. the tailbone
  8. forearm bone on the pinky side
  9. the breastbone
  10. the long bones of the foot
  11. a triangular bone in the pelvis

22 Clues: backbone • collarbone • the tailbone • breaking bone • producing bone • the breastbone • making new bone • shoulder blades • houses the brain • long bones of the hand • outer side of the shin • inner side of the shin • longest bone in the body • protects thoracic organs • bone of biceps and triceps • the long bones of the foot • forearm bone on the pinky side • small bones that make the wrist • ...

Skeletal System + 2025-04-23

Skeletal System + crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ bones are longer than they are wide
  2. The Patella’s class of bone
  3. The "tip of the necktie"
  4. Bones are part of the ______ system
  5. The totally cool & raaadical thumb side forearm bone
  6. Vertebrae of the thorax
  7. Toward the midline
  8. The "knot of the necktie"
  9. Site of debilitating knee injury
  10. Vertebrae of the lower back
  11. Most nose cartilage
  12. The nose bone
  13. The collarbone
  14. Where two or more bones meet
  15. The kneecap
  16. The ______ protects the brain
  17. Something to help immobilize a joint
  18. _______ ribs connect to other ribs
  19. The tailbone
  20. Superior phalanges
  21. The heel bone
  22. The ______ protects the heart & lungs, etc.
  23. Up, Above
  24. Upper jaw bone
Down
  1. cartilage Separates the femur & tibia
  2. This bone protects the “vision center of the brain”
  3. Vertebrae of the neck
  4. The Shoulder blade
  5. The Cheekbone
  6. The strongest bone in the skull
  7. ______ bone is found in the inner core of a bone
  8. Toward the side
  9. The hip bone
  10. ________ ribs connect anteriorly to the sternum (directly)
  11. _____ bone makes up the hard outer shell of the bone
  12. Connects bone to bone
  13. The jawbone
  14. To protect and keep from moving
  15. Inferior phalanges
  16. Lateral lower leg bone
  17. The group of wrist bones
  18. Connected to the distal tibia and fibula
  19. The “sit bones”
  20. _______ ribs connect only to the thoracic vertebrae
  21. ________ longest & heaviest bone in the body
  22. Down, Below
  23. The breastbone

47 Clues: Up, Above • The jawbone • The kneecap • Down, Below • The hip bone • The tailbone • The Cheekbone • The nose bone • The heel bone • The collarbone • The breastbone • Upper jaw bone • Toward the side • The “sit bones” • The Shoulder blade • Toward the midline • Inferior phalanges • Superior phalanges • Most nose cartilage • Vertebrae of the neck • Connects bone to bone • Lateral lower leg bone • ...

skeletal system 2025-09-14

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — Thinner lower leg bone
  2. — Disease causing brittle bones
  3. — Protects the brain
  4. — Bones making up the spine
  5. — A broken bone
  6. — Protect the heart and lungs
  7. — Triangular bone at base of spine
  8. — Finger and toe bones
  9. — Collar bone
  10. — Bones in the midfoot
  11. — Shoulder blade
  12. — Hip bone structure
Down
  1. — Bones in the palm of the hand
  2. — Upper arm bone
  3. — Forearm bone on pinky side
  4. — Kneecap
  5. — Ankle bones
  6. — Shin bone, larger lower leg bone
  7. — Imaging test for bones
  8. — Tailbone
  9. — Breastbone in the chest
  10. — Lower jaw bone
  11. — Thigh bone, longest bone
  12. — Wrist bones
  13. — Forearm bone on thumb side

25 Clues: — Kneecap • — Tailbone • — Ankle bones • — Collar bone • — Wrist bones • — A broken bone • — Upper arm bone • — Lower jaw bone • — Shoulder blade • — Protects the brain • — Hip bone structure • — Finger and toe bones • — Bones in the midfoot • — Thinner lower leg bone • — Imaging test for bones • — Breastbone in the chest • — Thigh bone, longest bone • — Bones making up the spine • ...

skeletal system 2025-08-18

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin chord like structure
  2. bones held together at joint
  3. bone in the upper arm
  4. curves bones
  5. bone that connects the base of the skull
  6. milk is rich in
  7. elastic,yellowish or white substance around the bone
  8. long flat bone
  9. body building food
  10. joint joint allows only back and forth
Down
  1. two or more bones connect
  2. bone femur also known as
  3. bone U-shaped bone of the lower jaw
  4. individual small bons
  5. longest and strongest bone in the skull
  6. longest bone in the body
  7. rigid frame work of bones
  8. protects our lungs and heart
  9. covers and protects the brain
  10. provide shape and support to the body
  11. joint joint that allows us to move our head sideways

21 Clues: curves bones • long flat bone • milk is rich in • body building food • individual small bons • bone in the upper arm • bone femur also known as • longest bone in the body • two or more bones connect • thin chord like structure • rigid frame work of bones • bones held together at joint • protects our lungs and heart • covers and protects the brain • bone U-shaped bone of the lower jaw • ...

Skeletal System 2025-05-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small Part of the Spine
  2. Slugs don't have this
  3. protects our lungs and heart
  4. Animal With Backbone
  5. Larger Leg Bone
  6. in our body
  7. Made Via Red Bone Marrow
Down
  1. hurts when you bump it
  2. Connects the Arm to the Shoulder
  3. Technically A Bone
  4. Animal Without Backbone
  5. The Bone located near the Thigh
  6. Small Leg Bone
  7. The Jawbone
  8. Is Located in a... Certain Place
  9. Used to Protect Broken Bone
  10. The System that this entire crossword puzzle is about
  11. In-between our Eyes and Mouth
  12. brain protecter
  13. A Skeletal Koopa Troopa

20 Clues: The Jawbone • in our body • Small Leg Bone • Larger Leg Bone • brain protecter • Technically A Bone • Animal With Backbone • Slugs don't have this • hurts when you bump it • Small Part of the Spine • Animal Without Backbone • A Skeletal Koopa Troopa • Made Via Red Bone Marrow • Used to Protect Broken Bone • protects our lungs and heart • In-between our Eyes and Mouth • ...

Skeletal System 2025-09-25

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cartilage that covers epiphysis
  2. One of central canal contents
  3. Blood cell formation
  4. Includes limbs and pelvic girdle
  5. Skeletal system that contains cranium, thoracic cage and vertebra
  6. Also known as the “growth plate”
  7. Lining of medullary cavity
  8. Mineral stored in bone
  9. Type of bone formation from cartilage
  10. Bone resorbing cell
  11. Patella bone type
  12. Fracture that exposes bone outside of skin
  13. Marrow that stores fat
  14. type of formation of flat bones i.e. the skull, clavicles, sternum bones
Down
  1. extracellular matrix of blood
  2. Branching plates in spongy bone
  3. Hollow cavity in diaphysis
  4. Only bone that does not articulate with any other bone
  5. Chambers for osteocytes
  6. Expanded end of a long bone
  7. Vitamin D deficiency in children
  8. Bone plates of spongy bone
  9. Hormone to lower calcium
  10. Bone formation
  11. Allows head to rotate
  12. Hormone to raise calcium
  13. Shaft of a long bone
  14. Weaking of the bone causing breaks
  15. Outer bone covering
  16. Mature bone cell
  17. Bone forming cell

31 Clues: Bone formation • Mature bone cell • Bone forming cell • Patella bone type • Bone resorbing cell • Outer bone covering • Blood cell formation • Shaft of a long bone • Allows head to rotate • Mineral stored in bone • Marrow that stores fat • Chambers for osteocytes • Hormone to lower calcium • Hormone to raise calcium • Hollow cavity in diaphysis • Bone plates of spongy bone • ...

Skeletal System 2025-09-29

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bone at your temple
  2. First cervical vertebra C1 allows head nodding
  3. Bone of the forehead
  4. The cheekbone
  5. Bone that divides the nasal cavities
  6. Finger and toe bones
  7. Kneecap bone
  8. Shoulder blade
  9. Inner forearm bone
  10. Collarbone
  11. Smaller bone of the lower leg
Down
  1. 12 pairs of bones forming the rib cage
  2. Heel bone
  3. Outer forearm bone
  4. Upper jaw bone
  5. Bone on the inner portion of the eye socket tear duct
  6. Bone at the back of the skull
  7. Shinbone larger lower leg bone
  8. Bone of the nose
  9. Lower jaw bone
  10. Upper arm bone
  11. Bone at the top and sides of skull
  12. Triangular bone at the base of the spine
  13. Ankle bone that connects tibia fibula to heel
  14. Second cervical vertebra C2 allows head rotation

25 Clues: Heel bone • Collarbone • Kneecap bone • The cheekbone • Upper jaw bone • Lower jaw bone • Upper arm bone • Shoulder blade • Bone of the nose • Outer forearm bone • Inner forearm bone • Bone at your temple • Bone of the forehead • Finger and toe bones • Bone at the back of the skull • Smaller bone of the lower leg • Shinbone larger lower leg bone • Bone at the top and sides of skull • ...

Skeletal System 2025-09-10

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forearm bone on the thumb side
  2. joint type in the neck, allows rotation
  3. joint type at the wrist
  4. forearm bone on the little finger side
  5. hand bones between wrist and fingers
  6. chest bones that protect the heart and lungs
  7. hip bone structure
  8. joint type at the shoulder and hip
  9. outer lower leg bone
  10. collar bone
  11. bone that protects the brain
  12. finger and toe bones
Down
  1. longest bone in the body, found in the thigh
  2. shoulder blade
  3. upper arm bone
  4. foot bones that connect ankle to toes
  5. joint type at the elbow and knee
  6. small irregular bones within the spine
  7. kneecap
  8. ankle bones
  9. shin bone, larger of the two lower leg bones
  10. breastbone in the middle of the chest
  11. wrist bones

23 Clues: kneecap • ankle bones • collar bone • wrist bones • shoulder blade • upper arm bone • hip bone structure • outer lower leg bone • finger and toe bones • joint type at the wrist • bone that protects the brain • forearm bone on the thumb side • joint type at the elbow and knee • joint type at the shoulder and hip • hand bones between wrist and fingers • foot bones that connect ankle to toes • ...

Skeletal System 2025-11-10

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prefix hyper- means..
  2. Joint that is used when we use our legs to walk.
  3. cartilage
  4. the skull
  5. Type of bone that is found in our wrists and ankles.
  6. joint
  7. Type of marrow that stores fat.
  8. Joint that is used when we are using our thumbs to text.
  9. Root word for lumbar/lowerback
  10. Hollow channels in the bones that allows blood vessels to enter.
  11. Bone tissue that is loose and separate.
  12. Type of marrow that produces blood cells.
  13. Joint that is used when we move our wrists.
  14. Root for spine
  15. Joint that is used when we turn our heads to look at something.
Down
  1. Type of bone tissue that is on the outer layer of bone.
  2. Type of bone found in our skull.
  3. Root word for sternum
  4. Prefix ab- means..
  5. Root word for bone
  6. Prefix dys- means...
  7. Root word for ankle bones
  8. Type of bone that is round, found in our knees.
  9. Prefix ad- means....
  10. The bone marrow, spinal cord
  11. Skeletal system's function is to protect, store, form blood cells, and ___.
  12. Joint that is used when we bend down to pick something up.
  13. Rib
  14. Type of bone found in our legs (femur) or arms (humerus).
  15. Root word for crooked or bent
  16. Prefix a- means..
  17. This type of living cell that DEPOSITS minerals into the bones is
  18. Type of bone that are unique and found in our pelvis.

33 Clues: Rib • joint • cartilage • the skull • Root for spine • Prefix a- means.. • Prefix ab- means.. • Root word for bone • Prefix dys- means... • Prefix ad- means.... • Prefix hyper- means.. • Root word for sternum • Root word for ankle bones • The bone marrow, spinal cord • Root word for crooked or bent • Root word for lumbar/lowerback • Type of marrow that stores fat. • Type of bone found in our skull. • ...

Skeletal System 2025-12-17

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Bones protecting chest organs
  2. – Side skull bone near ears
  3. – Upper jaw bone
  4. – Second cervical vertebra
  5. – Fused bone at spine base
  6. – Upper arm bone
  7. – Lower jaw bone
  8. – Small tear-duct bone
  9. – Upper side skull bone
  10. – Upper part of sternum
  11. – Cheekbone
  12. – Collarbone
Down
  1. – Forehead bone
  2. – Butterfly-shaped skull bone
  3. process – Pointed skull projection
  4. – Tailbone
  5. – Thigh bone
  6. – First cervical vertebra
  7. – Breastbone
  8. – Neck region of spine
  9. – Lower back region of spine
  10. – Bone between the eyes
  11. – Bridge of the nose bone
  12. – Chest region of spine
  13. – Back of the skull bone

25 Clues: – Tailbone • – Cheekbone • – Thigh bone • – Breastbone • – Collarbone • – Forehead bone • – Upper jaw bone • – Upper arm bone • – Lower jaw bone • – Neck region of spine • – Small tear-duct bone • – Bone between the eyes • – Upper side skull bone • – Chest region of spine • – Upper part of sternum • – Back of the skull bone • – First cervical vertebra • – Bridge of the nose bone • ...

Skeletal System 2013-04-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Portion of the skeletal system that protects the brain and provides structure for the face
  2. / The longest and largest bone of the upper limb
  3. / Irregular bones that form the spine
  4. / Lateral (outer) bone of the lower leg
  5. / bones with complex shapes that are classified as neither long nor short
  6. / The large bone in the medial portion of the lower leg commonly known as the shinbone
  7. / Large, triangular, flat bone in the shoulder girdle
  8. / A set of bones that protect the lungs and heart
  9. / The division of the skeletal system that includes the skull, ribs, and vertebrae
  10. / The term for blood cell formation
  11. / The largest bone in the body commonly known as the thighbone
  12. / S-shaped bone in the shoulder girdle that is commonly known as the collarbone
  13. / Short bones found in the ankle
Down
  1. / Bony structure that provides support for the vertebral column and connects the lower limbs it the axial skeleton
  2. / Bones with complex shapes that are not classified as either long or short
  3. / Bones that form the fingers and toes
  4. / Bone in the medial portion of the forearm
  5. / Small long bones that form the palm of the hand
  6. / Bone in the lateral portion of the forearm
  7. / Small long bones that form the intermediate flat portion of the foot
  8. / Division of the skeletal system that includes the bones of the upper and lower limbs (extremities)
  9. / A flat bone in the center of the chest commonly known as the breastbone
  10. / Short bones found in the wrist
  11. bones / Bones that are broad and thin
  12. / Bones that are greater in length than width

25 Clues: / Short bones found in the wrist • / Short bones found in the ankle • / The term for blood cell formation • / Irregular bones that form the spine • bones / Bones that are broad and thin • / 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 2013-12-02

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. condition in which bones become enlarged, deformed
  2. tough membranes that connect incompletely developed bones
  3. this bone is located in the foramen magnum
  4. expanded end of the long bone
  5. brittle bone disease is another name for this condition
  6. lines the holes of spongy bones.
  7. bones of the wrist
  8. caused by uric acid deposits in the joints
  9. these joint that are slightly moveable
  10. hyoid bone that anchors the tongue is which part of the skeletal system
  11. most important nutrient for bone growth.
  12. a plate of cartilage at the end of the bone that is necessary for the bone to continue growing.
  13. vertebrae are this type of bone.
  14. commonly referred to as humpback
Down
  1. makes up most of the top and sides of the skull
  2. bone scans can be used to diagnose
  3. anterior bone of the cranium
  4. type of fish that help maintain healthy bones.
  5. condition that affects mostly Caucasian.
  6. lateral S shaped curvature of the spine
  7. patella is this type of bone.
  8. contains yellow marrow
  9. covers the epiphyses of long bones
  10. bones gradually become thin
  11. type of bone primarily located in the skull and rib cage
  12. a way to increase bone density.
  13. surrounds the diaphysis
  14. example of a long bone

28 Clues: bones of the wrist • contains yellow marrow • example of a long bone • surrounds the diaphysis • bones gradually become thin • anterior bone of the cranium • expanded end of the long bone • patella is this type of bone. • a way to increase bone density. • lines the holes of spongy bones. • vertebrae are this type of bone. • commonly referred to as humpback • ...

Skeletal System 2014-05-11

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

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

SKELETAL SYSTEM 2014-10-31

SKELETAL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where 2 or more bones meet
  2. function 3
  3. function 2
  4. bone growth in width
  5. sesamoid bone
  6. irregular bone
  7. bone eating cells
  8. funtion 5
  9. no surgery/cast..
  10. waiting to produce bone
  11. function 4
Down
  1. strong, dense bone
  2. surgery/plates, screws..
  3. bone producers
  4. bone growth in length
  5. immovable joint
  6. function 1
  7. light, strong, spacey bone
  8. short bone
  9. minimally flexible joint
  10. joint with major movement
  11. long bone
  12. flat bone

23 Clues: funtion 5 • long bone • flat bone • function 3 • function 2 • function 1 • short bone • function 4 • sesamoid bone • bone producers • irregular bone • immovable joint • bone eating cells • no surgery/cast.. • strong, dense bone • bone growth in width • bone growth in length • waiting to produce bone • surgery/plates, screws.. • minimally flexible joint • joint with major movement • where 2 or more bones meet • ...

skeletal system 2014-10-13

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This bone is found at the very end of your spine.
  2. This connects the arm to the body.
  3. This connects your lower arm to your upper arm.
  4. This protects your lungs and heart.
  5. This keeps your brain protected.
  6. This is the bigger bone in the lower leg.
  7. The bones in your wrist are called the __________.
  8. These bones are located at the starting place of your fingers.
  9. This bone helps you move your mouth.
  10. One of the bones in the lower arm.
  11. These bones are in your foot.
  12. This is where your arms or legs move.
Down
  1. The first part of the spine by the neck.
  2. The joint that connects the leg to the pelvis.
  3. This is the smaller bone in your lower leg.
  4. What is the bone in the upper arm called?
  5. What is the boney structure that conects to the bottom of your spine?
  6. This help provent your bones rubbing together to cause serious pain.
  7. This gives use structure so we dont turn to jelly.
  8. The bone in the moddle of the two ribcages.
  9. This bone is the tip of your fingers.
  10. This is in the inside of all our bones.
  11. What bone goes up the middle of your back?
  12. This is the strongest bone in your leg.
  13. With out these our muscles wouldnt be able to connect to our bones.

25 Clues: These bones are in your foot. • This keeps your brain protected. • This connects the arm to the body. • One of the bones in the lower arm. • This protects your lungs and heart. • This bone helps you move your mouth. • This bone is the tip of your fingers. • This is where your arms or legs move. • This is in the inside of all our bones. • ...

skeletal System 2015-02-02

skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. neck
  2. bending or being bent
  3. pain in a bone
  4. bone tissue
  5. pain in the arm
  6. dense, flexible connective tissue
  7. movement away from the midline of the body
  8. lower jawbone
  9. turning outward
  10. humpback
  11. break in a bone
Down
  1. the collar bone
  2. pain in a joint
  3. surgical repair of bone
  4. inflammation of a joint
  5. incomplete break
  6. radiograph of a joint
  7. heel bone
  8. turning inward
  9. moving around a central axis

20 Clues: neck • humpback • heel bone • bone tissue • lower jawbone • pain in a bone • turning inward • the collar bone • pain in a joint • pain in the arm • turning outward • break in a bone • incomplete break • bending or being bent • radiograph of a joint • surgical repair of bone • inflammation of a joint • moving around a central axis • dense, flexible connective tissue • ...

skeletal system 2015-02-09

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. kneecap
  2. neck
  3. chest
  4. a wrist bone
  5. having to do with something attached
  6. a fibrous membrane joining bones especially the cranial bones
  7. the medical specialty concerned with development, preservation,and restoration of the musculoskeletal system
  8. lower spinal column
  9. where bones come together
  10. bone a facial bone (nose)
Down
  1. bending or being bent
  2. the tailbone
  3. dense flixible connective tissue
  4. middle
  5. long bone extending from the shoulder to elbow
  6. specialize in the study of movement
  7. movement away from the midline of the body
  8. moving around a central axis
  9. shoulder blade
  10. straight line through a physical body

20 Clues: neck • chest • middle • kneecap • the tailbone • a wrist bone • shoulder blade • lower spinal column • bending or being bent • where bones come together • bone a facial bone (nose) • moving around a central axis • dense flixible connective tissue • specialize in the study of movement • having to do with something attached • straight line through a physical body • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. chest
  2. joint with little movement
  3. pain in a bone
  4. the heel bone
  5. bone formation
  6. any disorder of a joint
  7. pain in a rib
  8. the collarbone
Down
  1. to straighten a joint
  2. pain in a finger
  3. having to do with an arm
  4. neck
  5. pain originating in the cartilage
  6. pain in the arm
  7. joined together
  8. injury to a ligament
  9. break in a bone
  10. surgical cutting of bone
  11. a wrist bone
  12. break without separation
  13. pain

21 Clues: neck • pain • chest • a wrist bone • the heel bone • pain in a rib • pain in a bone • bone formation • the collarbone • pain in the arm • joined together • break in a bone • pain in a finger • injury to a ligament • to straighten a joint • any disorder of a joint • having to do with an arm • surgical cutting of bone • break without separation • joint with little movement • pain originating in the cartilage

Skeletal System 2015-09-24

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a broken bone
  2. consisting of the skull, Vertebral column, and the ribs
  3. the bone of the forearm that leads to the thumb
  4. to bring towards the midline of the body
  5. a tie
  6. fingers and toes
  7. the bone that runs parallel with the raduis
  8. C1-C7
  9. the knee cap
  10. where bones come together
  11. to form bones
  12. sideways curvature of the spine
  13. the bones that make up the ankle
Down
  1. the long bone, thigh
  2. dense, flexible connective tissue
  3. swayback
  4. T1-T12
  5. L1-L5
  6. arms, legs, shoulder and pelvic bone
  7. ability to stretch
  8. joint with little movement
  9. freely moving joints
  10. humpback
  11. back base of head bone
  12. what holds the cranial bones together

25 Clues: L1-L5 • a tie • C1-C7 • T1-T12 • swayback • humpback • the knee cap • a broken bone • to form bones • fingers and toes • ability to stretch • the long bone, thigh • freely moving joints • back base of head bone • where bones come together • joint with little movement • sideways curvature of the spine • the bones that make up the ankle • dense, flexible connective tissue • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-25

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ulna and radius
  2. break without separation
  3. extends from elbow to the wrist
  4. arms, legs, shoulder and pelvic bones
  5. lower jawbone
  6. cheek bones
  7. "thigh"
  8. process at the lower end of the sternum
  9. fusion of ilium, ischium, and pubis
  10. each end of a long bone
  11. bone in which the ribs are attached
Down
  1. two cranial bones behind frontal
  2. connect bone to bone
  3. joins cranial bones
  4. heel bone
  5. connect the wrist to the fingers
  6. shoulder blade
  7. heavy bone of the lower leg
  8. tissue that makes up the bone
  9. ankle

20 Clues: ankle • "thigh" • heel bone • cheek bones • lower jawbone • shoulder blade • ulna and radius • joins cranial bones • connect bone to bone • each end of a long bone • break without separation • heavy bone of the lower leg • tissue that makes up the bone • extends from elbow to the wrist • two cranial bones behind frontal • connect the wrist to the fingers • fusion of ilium, ischium, and pubis • ...

Skeletal System 2015-02-08

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. having to do with the arm
  2. end of the long bone
  3. softening of cartilage
  4. flat bone in the chest
  5. ulna and radius
  6. collerbone
  7. bone tissue
  8. shin bone
  9. total knee replacement
Down
  1. bending of joint
  2. swayback
  3. tailbone
  4. bones that make up the fingers
  5. study of joints
  6. fracture with break without separation
  7. excision of a vertebra
  8. surgical repair of cartilage
  9. rib pain
  10. range of motion
  11. fracture where break is S shaped

20 Clues: swayback • tailbone • rib pain • shin bone • collerbone • bone tissue • study of joints • range of motion • ulna and radius • bending of joint • end of the long bone • excision of a vertebra • softening of cartilage • flat bone in the chest • total knee replacement • having to do with the arm • surgical repair of cartilage • bones that make up the fingers • fracture where break is S shaped • ...

Skeletal System 2016-02-22

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Break is at an angle to the bone
  2. Turning outward
  3. Loss of height; humpback
  4. Physician who specializes in the treatment of joint disorders and arthritic conditions
  5. The place where bones come together
  6. Movement away from the midline of the body
  7. A joint that has free movement
  8. Shaft of a long bone
  9. Bones that make up fingers and toes
Down
  1. A broken bone
  2. When one side of the bone is broken and the other is bent
  3. Moving around a central axis
  4. Tumor of the bone
  5. "floating" bone that is imbedded in the tendon of the thigh muscle
  6. Tear in a ligament or the fibrous tissue that connects bones
  7. Sideways curvature of the spine that may occur in any region of the spine
  8. Spaces within connective tissue filled with synovial fluid
  9. Greek word "karpos" meaning
  10. Long bone that extends from the hip to the knee
  11. Thin layer of cells

20 Clues: A broken bone • Turning outward • Tumor of the bone • Thin layer of cells • Shaft of a long bone • Loss of height; humpback • Greek word "karpos" meaning • Moving around a central axis • A joint that has free movement • Break is at an angle to the bone • The place where bones come together • Bones that make up fingers and toes • Movement away from the midline of the body • ...

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

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

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

Skeletal System 2015-09-26

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

22 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 • joint with little movement • bone that forms the cheeks • membrane covering most bones • joint that has free movement • turning the palm or foot upward • place where bones come together • ...

Skeletal system 2015-09-26

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving around a central axis
  2. computed tomography
  3. break in a bone
  4. root for hump
  5. lower jaw line
  6. collarbone
  7. type of fracture where bone fragment is pushed into another
  8. to form bone
  9. inflammation of a joint
  10. fingers
  11. specialty dealing with joints and connective tissue disorders
  12. shaft of the long bone
Down
  1. bending foot backwards
  2. specialty of musculoskeletal system
  3. atrophy and thinning of a bone tissue
  4. surgical repair of a joint
  5. drug derived from opium
  6. inside the thoracic cage are heart and
  7. flexible, connective tissue
  8. excision of a rib

20 Clues: fingers • collarbone • to form bone • root for hump • lower jaw line • break in a bone • excision of a rib • computed tomography • bending foot backwards • shaft of the long bone • inflammation of a joint • drug derived from opium • surgical repair of a joint • flexible, connective tissue • moving around a central axis • specialty of musculoskeletal system • atrophy and thinning of a bone tissue • ...

Skeletal system 2016-09-18

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. injury to a ligament
  2. heel bone
  3. bone in the wrist
  4. joint pain
  5. softening of cartilage
  6. s-shaped break
  7. break in a bone
  8. atrophy and thinning of bone tissue
  9. rib pain
  10. excision of a vertebra
Down
  1. related to the arm
  2. s-shaped curvature in the spine
  3. skin is broken through the fracture
  4. adjective meaning collarbone
  5. professional who treats joint and connective tissue disorders
  6. bone tissue
  7. a Latin word meaning small plate; kneecap
  8. bone cells that are mature
  9. inner membrane layer of bone
  10. fibrous membrane joining bones
  11. humpback

21 Clues: rib pain • humpback • heel bone • joint pain • bone tissue • s-shaped break • break in a bone • bone in the wrist • related to the arm • injury to a ligament • softening of cartilage • excision of a vertebra • bone cells that are mature • adjective meaning collarbone • inner membrane layer of bone • fibrous membrane joining bones • s-shaped curvature in the spine • ...

Skeletal System 2016-09-16

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "Thighbone"
  2. "The ankle"
  3. process Bony dagger-like projection
  4. Decrease in bone density
  5. Pain in the ribs.
  6. "Funny bone"
  7. "Shoulder girdle"
  8. Flat bone in the chest
  9. Bones that make up the fingers, and toes.
  10. "The tailbone"
  11. Tumors of the bone.
  12. "Wrist"
  13. Injury to ligament
Down
  1. "The lower jawbone"
  2. "Broken bone"
  3. Place where bones come together
  4. The shaft of a long bone.
  5. Fibrous membranes that join bones
  6. "To form bone"
  7. "Cervix"
  8. "Upper jawbone"
  9. "A tie" or "Binding"
  10. "Bone tissue"
  11. A Diagnostic radiograph

24 Clues: "Wrist" • "Cervix" • "Thighbone" • "The ankle" • "Funny bone" • "Broken bone" • "Bone tissue" • "To form bone" • "The tailbone" • "Upper jawbone" • Pain in the ribs. • "Shoulder girdle" • Injury to ligament • "The lower jawbone" • Tumors of the bone. • "A tie" or "Binding" • Flat bone in the chest • A Diagnostic radiograph • Decrease in bone density • The shaft of a long bone. • ...

Skeletal System 2016-09-14

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. poor bone calcification due to vitamin D deficit
  2. shoulder blade
  3. setting a fracture or broken bone
  4. break in the bone
  5. joint with little movement
  6. maintain alignment using weights, pulleys, and elastics
  7. highly malignant tumor of the bone
  8. softening of the bone
  9. upper jaw bone
  10. bone formation
  11. x-ray of the spinal column
Down
  1. fracture that involves a break in the bone that protrudes through the skin
  2. examination of the joint with a lighted instrument
  3. mature bone cells
  4. joint with no movement
  5. bone the forms the cheeks
  6. cartilage tumor
  7. tear in the ligament
  8. loss of bone mass
  9. magnetic resonance imaging
  10. collar bone
  11. lower jaw bone

22 Clues: collar bone • shoulder blade • upper jaw bone • bone formation • lower jaw bone • cartilage tumor • mature bone cells • break in the bone • loss of bone mass • tear in the ligament • softening of the bone • joint with no movement • bone the forms the cheeks • joint with little movement • magnetic resonance imaging • x-ray of the spinal column • setting a fracture or broken bone • ...

skeletal system 2016-11-08

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. damage to ligaments due to stretching
  2. bone thinning disease
  3. jointed
  4. bone forming cells
  5. bone ends are forced into one another
  6. allow the most movement of any of the joints
  7. "central canal"
  8. critical for bone to maintain normal proportions
  9. dense bone that covers spongy bone
  10. incomplete break in the bone
  11. shaft of the bone
  12. bone is crushed
  13. bone holes and ridges in the bone
  14. spinal curves in the thoracic region
  15. fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.
  16. bode formation using osteoblasts
  17. common sports fracture
  18. "slippead" disc
  19. tiny canals that radiate outward from the central canal to lacuna
  20. provides movement for the body
  21. hollow inside of long bones filled with yellow marrow
  22. thickened and extra bone tissue
  23. encloses the brain tissue
  24. creates red blood cells
  25. bone is crushed into many pieces
  26. removal of a bone from its normal position in a joint
  27. bone destroying cells
  28. lacunae that arrange themselves in circles
  29. bones are hinged together like a door
  30. side to side abnormal curves in the spine
  31. spinal curves in the cervical and lumbar regions
  32. flexible fibrocartilage that connects the vertebrae
  33. two axis
  34. crunching noise made by weakened joints when moving
  35. provide protection to the bodies organs
  36. one axis
  37. cervical vertebrae that allows for the nodding of the head
  38. bone that is just as long as it is wide
  39. mature bone cell
  40. found only in the thumb
  41. bones glide around each other
Down
  1. slightly moveable joint
  2. immovable joint connected by fibrous tissue
  3. no axis
  4. free moving joint surrounded by synovial fluid
  5. bone that does not fit into any of the other categories
  6. joint connected by cartilage but no synovial fluid
  7. a curving inward of the lower back
  8. egg-shaped surface of a bone fits into the oval like cavity on another
  9. most common form of arthritis
  10. holds eyes in an anterior position
  11. canals that run perpendicular to the central canal
  12. immovable joint
  13. chronic arthritis most common in older people
  14. "growth plate" in infants
  15. typical skull fracture
  16. connects the periosteum and the diaphysis
  17. storage in the medullary cavity for adiposse tissue
  18. process of creating new blood cells in the body
  19. a foreword rounding of the back
  20. glassy headline cartilage that covers the epiphyses
  21. process of treating a bone fracture
  22. inflammation of the joints
  23. ends of the long bone
  24. fibrous connective tissue that covers the diaphysis
  25. cervical vertebrae that allows for rotation of the head
  26. flattened bone that usually contains curves
  27. build up of uric acid
  28. fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones
  29. a rounded bone fits around a ring of bone to allow rotation
  30. bone that is longer than it is wide
  31. blood filled swelling caused by the ruptured by breaking bone
  32. more than two axis
  33. inflammation of the bursa or synovial membrane
  34. freely moveable joint
  35. tiny cavities in the bone that contain osteocytes
  36. composed of small needle like bones and open space

77 Clues: no axis • jointed • two axis • one axis • "central canal" • immovable joint • bone is crushed • "slippead" disc • mature bone cell • shaft of the bone • bone forming cells • more than two axis • bone thinning disease • ends of the long bone • build up of uric acid • bone destroying cells • freely moveable joint • typical skull fracture • common sports fracture • slightly moveable joint • ...

Skeletal System 2019-10-06

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Many muscles in the arm and forearm attach to perform movement
  2. Allocates movement in the upper limb
  3. To facilitate effective positioning of the hand
  4. Flat at the back of the hand and bowed on the palmar side
  5. Used to support the upper body
  6. Lower jaw or jawbone
  7. Only bone in the thigh which means it serves as an attachment point
  8. Instrumental in supporting many of the arm's functions hahahahaha
  9. The larger bone in your lower leg
Down
  1. Each thumb and toe has two of these while every other finger has three of them\
  2. Vertebrae Consist of five individual cylindrical bones that form the spine in the lower back
  3. Protects the lungs YUMMY
  4. It connects the humerus bone of the arm to the collarbone
  5. Connected to the bones of the toe
  6. Correspond to the carpal bones of the upper limb
  7. A small bone located in front of the knee joint
  8. A long bone that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone
  9. A flat bone at the front center of the chest
  10. The skull that protects the brain
  11. Is a large wedge shaped vertebra at the inferior end of the spine
  12. A long, thin and lateral bone of the lower leg
  13. vertebrae Provides structure with the seven cylindrical bones

22 Clues: Lower jaw or jawbone • Protects the lungs YUMMY • Used to support the upper body • Connected to the bones of the toe • The skull that protects the brain • The larger bone in your lower leg • Allocates movement in the upper limb • A flat bone at the front center of the chest • A long, thin and lateral bone of the lower leg • A small bone located in front of the knee joint • ...

Skeletal system 2021-02-04

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This movement involves reducing the angle at a joint.
  2. The word to describe our ligaments becoming stretchier after a warm up.
  3. These joints do not allow movement
  4. A twisting or turning movement.
  5. These attach the muscles to the bones a joint.
  6. If children do weight training this part of their bones could be damaged resulting in stunted growth.
  7. When a ligament snaps this is the injury that occurs.
  8. The largest section of our vertebral column.
  9. This mineral makes bones stronger
  10. The correct name for our collar bone
  11. This word means towards the middle
  12. The process of bone growth
Down
  1. The knee, ankle and elbow are examples of this type of joint
  2. this word means to the front of the body.
  3. These hold the bones together at a joint
  4. bring calcium to the bones and create bone matter.
  5. The condition whereby our bones become brittle and more likely to break.
  6. The skeleton that forms the long axis of your body
  7. The condition caused by the breakdown of articular cartilage.
  8. These types of joints allow the most movement
  9. This type of joint is between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column.
  10. The movement whereby a body part is moved in a circular shape.
  11. This is the movement at the hip when we swing our leg back.

23 Clues: The process of bone growth • A twisting or turning movement. • This mineral makes bones stronger • These joints do not allow movement • This word means towards the middle • The correct name for our collar bone • These hold the bones together at a joint • this word means to the front of the body. • The largest section of our vertebral column. • ...

Skeletal System 2021-01-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of bone that contains red marrow (two words together)
  2. storage for fat cells (two words together)
  3. protects spinal cord
  4. forms extremeties including shoulder girdle, arms, legs, and pelvic girdle (two words together)
  5. muscles attached to bones to help provide movement
  6. weight-bearing bone of lower leg
  7. inward curvature in lumbar region
  8. torn ligaments at the joint
  9. broken bone ends jammed into another bone
  10. where two or more bones joined together
  11. lateral curvature of spine
  12. twisted fracture
  13. compete break, no skin damage
  14. bone breaks into two pieces or more
  15. broken piece of skull bone moved inward
  16. kneecap
  17. air spaces in bones of skull
  18. spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain
  19. connective tissue to hold long bones together at joints
  20. crack or break in bone
  21. consists of 206 bones for a human adult (two words together)
  22. bone inflamattion
  23. break at wrist
Down
  1. rounded bowing of the back at thoracic area
  2. inflammation of fluid-filled sacs around joints
  3. produces red blood cells (two words together)
  4. bone is forcibly displaced at joint
  5. lower leg bone attached to proximal end of tibia
  6. thigh bone
  7. soft spots
  8. happens when lacking calcium for long period of lifetime
  9. membrane that lines medullarycanal and keeps yellow marrow in tact
  10. incomplete break
  11. forms the main trunk of the body (two words together)
  12. outside "tough" membrane of bones
  13. when bone breaks and opens skin
  14. aka herniated or slipped disk (two words together)
  15. bones of the extremities (arms and legs)(two words together)
  16. surgical removal of protruding disk
  17. inflammation of the joints
  18. realigning the bone before casting

41 Clues: kneecap • thigh bone • soft spots • break at wrist • incomplete break • twisted fracture • bone inflamattion • protects spinal cord • crack or break in bone • lateral curvature of spine • inflammation of the joints • torn ligaments at the joint • air spaces in bones of skull • compete break, no skin damage • when bone breaks and opens skin • weight-bearing bone of lower leg • ...

skeletal system 2020-08-23

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /what is the largest bone in your body called?
  2. /what are bones mostly made of?
  3. /how many ribs are there usually on one side?
  4. /the area where bones meet are called?
  5. /name for a stretching or tearing of a ligament?
  6. /what is in the center of the bone?
  7. /what is the bone that holds your brain called?
  8. /how many types of human bones are there?
  9. /apart from bones where else is there collagen in your body?
Down
  1. /what works with your bones to make your body move?
  2. /what is the proper name for the bones in your feet?
  3. /what can you drink to make your bones stronger?
  4. /bone that joins the ribs together
  5. /what makes up your skeletal system?
  6. /what type of skeleton is it if the skeleton is on the outside of the body?
  7. /what is it called when there is a crack in your bone?
  8. /where is the smallest bone in your body located?
  9. /at what age do your bones stop growing?
  10. /where is the patella located?
  11. /where is the coxal bone found?

20 Clues: /where is the patella located? • /what are bones mostly made of? • /where is the coxal bone found? • /bone that joins the ribs together • /what is in the center of the bone? • /what makes up your skeletal system? • /the area where bones meet are called? • /at what age do your bones stop growing? • /how many types of human bones are there? • ...

Skeletal System 2020-08-20

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

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

Skeletal System 2020-08-24

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The anatomical name for the heel bone
  2. The type of bone that is made of osteons
  3. The bone-forming cells
  4. The cavity that serves as the "socket" of the scapula
  5. The anatomical name for the cheekbone
  6. The bone where you’d find the mastoid process
  7. The lateral bone of the lower leg
  8. The anatomical name for the collarbone
  9. The fluid that is associated with many joints
  10. The fluid-filled sacs that reduce friction at some joint areas
Down
  1. The division of the skeletal system that includes the skull
  2. A baby’s “soft spots”
  3. The number of coxae bones that make up the hip
  4. The elbow bone
  5. The suture that connects the two parietal bones
  6. The vertebrae to which the ribs attach
  7. The cavity that serves as the "socket" into which the femur fits
  8. The anatomical name for the thumb
  9. Because osteoclasts remodel bone they are responsible for creating these air-filled cavities in the skull
  10. The bone the capitulum articulates with

20 Clues: The elbow bone • A baby’s “soft spots” • The bone-forming cells • The lateral bone of the lower leg • The anatomical name for the thumb • The anatomical name for the heel bone • The anatomical name for the cheekbone • The vertebrae to which the ribs attach • The anatomical name for the collarbone • The bone the capitulum articulates with • ...

Skeletal System 2016-12-02

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fluid filled sacs in joints
  2. Also known as Cancelllous Bone (2 words)
  3. A bone cell
  4. Connects two bones
  5. Cartilage of the intervertebral disks
  6. Type of cartilage most commonly found in the joints and the respiratory tract (2 words)
  7. Provides more flexibility than a hinge or gliding joint (2 words)
  8. Joints connected entirely by cartilage (2 words)
  9. Soft spots on baby head
  10. The bones or cartilage that support the appendages (2 words)
  11. Trochoid joint and rotary joint (2 words)
  12. Also known as diarthrosis (2 words)
  13. AKA yellow cartilage (2 words)
  14. Break or crack in bone
  15. The shaft of a long bone
Down
  1. Multi-nucleate bone cell
  2. A disease that involves growing bone
  3. A disease which causes arthritis through the defective metabolism of uric acid
  4. The process by which new bone tissue is created (2 words)
  5. Permits movement in two planes (2 words)
  6. A kind of vascular connective tissue
  7. Includes the ankle, elbow, and knee joints (2 words)
  8. Arthritis that causes painful deformity and immobility (2 words)
  9. The hip joint type (2 words)
  10. Inflammation and stiffness of the joints
  11. Found only in osseous tissue
  12. Also called cortical bone (2 words)
  13. A layer of synovial membrane around a tendon (2 words)
  14. Bones become brittle due to this disease
  15. A structure that houses the spinal cord and nerve bundles (2 words)
  16. The part of the body consisting of the bones in the head and the trunk of the vertebral column (2 words)
  17. Allows only gliding movements (2 words)
  18. The end portion of a long bone
  19. Joints/ Have no joint cavity (2 words)
  20. Also known as Myeloid tissue (2 words)

35 Clues: A bone cell • Connects two bones • Break or crack in bone • Soft spots on baby head • Multi-nucleate bone cell • The shaft of a long bone • Fluid filled sacs in joints • The hip joint type (2 words) • Found only in osseous tissue • AKA yellow cartilage (2 words) • The end portion of a long bone • Also called cortical bone (2 words) • Also known as diarthrosis (2 words) • ...

Skeletal System 2017-05-09

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MEDICAL term from V through G
  2. Identify K in the diagram
  3. Identify W in the diagram
  4. Identify P in the diagram
  5. Identify L in the diagram
  6. COMMON term for P
  7. Identify N in the Diagram
  8. Identify R in the diagram
  9. Identify J in the diagram
  10. Identify C in the diagram
  11. Identify O in the diagram
  12. Identify Q in the diagram
  13. Identify F in the diagram
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  1. A & W make up the _______
  2. Identify S in the diagram
  3. Identify M in the diagram
  4. COMMON term from V through G
  5. COMMON term for W
  6. Identify H in the diagram
  7. Identify I in the diagram
  8. column Identify D in the diagram
  9. Identify A in the diagram
  10. Identify U in the diagram
  11. Identify X in the diagram
  12. Identify E in the diagram
  13. Identify G in the diagram
  14. Identify B in the diagram
  15. Identify T in the diagram

28 Clues: COMMON term for W • COMMON term for P • A & W make up the _______ • Identify K in the diagram • Identify S in the diagram • Identify M in the diagram • Identify W in the diagram • Identify H in the diagram • Identify P in the diagram • Identify I in the diagram • Identify A in the diagram • Identify U in the diagram • Identify L in the diagram • Identify N in the Diagram • ...

Skeletal System 2017-06-08

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hip bone
  2. place where bones come together
  3. joints with no movement
  4. bone tissue
  5. finger bones
  6. inflammation of a joint
  7. eight bones in the wrist (greek word karpos)
  8. kneecap
  9. break in bone
Down
  1. shoulder blade
  2. bones a facial bone
  3. the heel bone
  4. the lower jawbone
  5. radiograph of a joint
  6. the shaft of a long one
  7. the breastbone
  8. collarbone
  9. pain in a bone
  10. injury to a ligament
  11. long bone that extend from the knee to the hips

20 Clues: kneecap • hip bone • collarbone • bone tissue • finger bones • the heel bone • break in bone • shoulder blade • the breastbone • pain in a bone • the lower jawbone • bones a facial bone • injury to a ligament • radiograph of a joint • the shaft of a long one • joints with no movement • inflammation of a joint • place where bones come together • eight bones in the wrist (greek word karpos) • ...

Skeletal System 2016-11-15

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bone located in lower arm next to radius
  2. Made up of 7 different bones including calcaneus
  3. Only bone in that moves in lower jaw
  4. This is categorized as a long bone and is located in lower leg
  5. Palm of hand
  6. Collar bone
  7. Bone that connects the humerus with the clavicle
  8. Located in the upper arm
Down
  1. Group of 7 carpals
  2. Professional name for fingers and toes
  3. Fixed joint in upper jaw
  4. Other name for knee cap
  5. Bone located in lower arm next ulna
  6. Ball or arch of the foot
  7. Heel of the foot
  8. Located between the 2 hip bones
  9. Bone in lower leg connected to tarsals and next to fibula
  10. Largest bone in body that's in the thigh
  11. Protects the brain
  12. Protectors of the organs

20 Clues: Collar bone • Palm of hand • Heel of the foot • Group of 7 carpals • Protects the brain • Other name for knee cap • Fixed joint in upper jaw • Ball or arch of the foot • Located in the upper arm • Protectors of the organs • Located between the 2 hip bones • Bone located in lower arm next ulna • Only bone in that moves in lower jaw • Professional name for fingers and toes • ...

SKELETAL SYSTEM 2017-09-05

SKELETAL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. UPPERMOST VERTEBRAE IN THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN.
  2. THE CARDIAC MUSCLE IS FOUND OVER HERE.
  3. MUSCLES CAN BE CONTROLLED BY US.
  4. JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION.
  5. MUSCLES CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY US.
  6. THE LAST TWO PAIRS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO IT.
  7. NUMBER OF VERTEBRAE IN THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN.
  8. PROTECT TWO IMPORTANT BODY PARTS.
  9. LONGEST BONE IN THE BODY.
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  1. NUMBER OF BONES FOUND IN AN ADULT'S BODY
  2. MUSCLE INVOLUNTARY IN FUNCTION BUT STRUCTURED LIKE A VOLUNTARY MUSCLE.
  3. JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION.
  4. FOUND IN THE NECK REGION.
  5. STRONG FLEXIBLE TISSUE CONNECTING TWO BONES AT JOINT.
  6. A FRAME OF BONES.
  7. NEW RED BLOOD CELLS ARE MADE HERE.
  8. A PART OF THE BONE WHICH IS SOFTER AND MORE FLEXIBLE BONE.
  9. A BONE FOUND IN YOUR FACIAL REGION.
  10. NUMBER OF MUSCLES.
  11. A STRONG TISSUE CONNECTING BONE TO MUSCLES.

20 Clues: A FRAME OF BONES. • NUMBER OF MUSCLES. • FOUND IN THE NECK REGION. • LONGEST BONE IN THE BODY. • MUSCLES CAN BE CONTROLLED BY US. • PROTECT TWO IMPORTANT BODY PARTS. • JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION. • NEW RED BLOOD CELLS ARE MADE HERE. • JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. • A BONE FOUND IN YOUR FACIAL REGION. • MUSCLES CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY US. • ...

SKELETAL SYSTEM 2017-09-05

SKELETAL SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A BONE FOUND IN YOUR FACIAL REGION.
  2. THE LAST TWO PAIRS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO IT.
  3. NEW RED BLOOD CELLS ARE MADE HERE.
  4. MUSCLES CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY US.
  5. A FRAMEWORK OF BONES.
  6. NUMBER OF VERTEBRAE IN THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN.
  7. NUMBER OF CHILDREN BONES
  8. NUMBER OF BONES FOUND IN AN ADULT'S BODY
  9. PROTECT TWO IMPORTANT BODY PARTS.
  10. STRONG FLEXIBLE TISSUE CONNECTING TWO BONES AT JOINT.
  11. FOUND IN THE NECK REGION.
Down
  1. UPPERMOST VERTEBRAE IN THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN.
  2. MUSCLES CAN BE CONTROLLED BY US.
  3. A PART OF THE BONE WHICH IS SOFTER AND MORE FLEXIBLE BONE.
  4. JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION.
  5. THE CARDIAC MUSCLE IS FOUND OVER HERE.
  6. NUMBER OF MUSCLES.
  7. JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION.
  8. MUSCLE INVOLUNTARY IN FUNCTION BUT STRUCTURED LIKE A VOLUNTARY MUSCLE.
  9. A STRONG TISSUE CONNECTING BONE TO MUSCLES.

20 Clues: NUMBER OF MUSCLES. • A FRAMEWORK OF BONES. • NUMBER OF CHILDREN BONES • FOUND IN THE NECK REGION. • MUSCLES CAN BE CONTROLLED BY US. • PROTECT TWO IMPORTANT BODY PARTS. • NEW RED BLOOD CELLS ARE MADE HERE. • JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. • JOINT WHICH MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION. • A BONE FOUND IN YOUR FACIAL REGION. • MUSCLES CANNOT BE CONTROLLED BY US. • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. immature bone cells
  2. a loss of bone mass
  3. substance in the middle of long bones
  4. considered the shaft of the bone
  5. process of bone development
  6. a membranous tissue that covers the surfaces of your bones
  7. a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of calcium
  8. the created balance in bones
  9. Bones in chest that protect internal organs
Down
  1. microscopic canals between the lacunae of ossified bone
  2. in a growing bone, the region that contains the growth plate
  3. where 2 bone surfaces come together
  4. what the skeletal system consists of
  5. a flexible collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
  6. shortest bone in the body
  7. longest bone in the body
  8. protects the brain
  9. as mineral salts are deposited in the collagen fiber framework, they crystallize and the tissue hardens
  10. membrane lining the medullary cavity
  11. A hormone that promotes osteoblastic activity and the synthesis of bone matrix

20 Clues: protects the brain • immature bone cells • a loss of bone mass • longest bone in the body • shortest bone in the body • process of bone development • the created balance in bones • considered the shaft of the bone • where 2 bone surfaces come together • what the skeletal system consists of • membrane lining the medullary cavity • substance in the middle of long bones • ...

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. bone segments are pulled apart as result of a twisting motion
  2. plate site of longitudinal growth in a child
  3. protect the most important internal organs from injury
  4. bone cells, called , maintain bone osteocytes
  5. imperfecta a group of inherited disorder characterized by fragile bone that breaks easily
  6. canal empty spaces that allow blood vessels lymph vessels etc. Linking up with the central canals
  7. bone building cells, synthesis & secret cullegen fibers
  8. a fine network of canals supply nutrients to the osteocytes
  9. site of compact bone in the adult
Down
  1. one fragments is driven into the other result of compression
  2. disease disrupts the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tissue
  3. bone becomes weak and brittle
  4. at one end of the broken bone tears through the skin high risk of infection
  5. canal the bones blood vessels and new fibers
  6. marrow site of hemopoiesis in the adult
  7. site of spongy bone in adult
  8. about being on top of the long bone
  9. cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the blood are called osteoclasts
  10. skin remains intact
  11. homeostasis stores mineral, especially calcium and phosphorus

20 Clues: skin remains intact • site of spongy bone in adult • bone becomes weak and brittle • site of compact bone in the adult • about being on top of the long bone • marrow site of hemopoiesis in the adult • plate site of longitudinal growth in a child • canal the bones blood vessels and new fibers • bone cells, called , maintain bone osteocytes • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. helps keep calcium homeostasis by producing calcium when levels are low
  2. mature bone cells are called
  3. tissue that has no osteons and contains no blood vessels
  4. a system that functions to support structural framework and protect internal organs from injury
  5. the bone classification that functions as leverage
  6. helps keep calcium homeostasis by depositing calcium into the bones when levels are high
  7. the bone classification that functions to protect the internal organs
  8. the marrow that creates red and white blood cells
  9. the bone classification that functions to protect the tendons from compressive forces
  10. the bone classification that functions as providing stability and support
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  1. the area of growth in a bone
  2. tissue that has osteons and is the strongest form of bone tissue and contains blood vessels
  3. the element that strengthens bones and must have homeostasis
  4. a fracture where one end of the bone tears through the skin
  5. the sign that shows that your bone has stopped growing
  6. A fracture where skin is intact
  7. the marrow that stores fats
  8. the process where mineral salts are deposited in the collagen fiber framework are crystallize and the tissue hardens as well
  9. the bone classification that functions as the point of attachment for muscles
  10. immature bone cells are called

20 Clues: the marrow that stores fats • the area of growth in a bone • mature bone cells are called • immature bone cells are called • A fracture where skin is intact • the marrow that creates red and white blood cells • the bone classification that functions as leverage • the sign that shows that your bone has stopped growing • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity
  2. fracture in which bone segments are pulled as a result of twisting
  3. mature bone cells
  4. distal and proximal ends of the long bone
  5. locates between the diaphysis and the epiphyses
  6. a partial fracture in which only one side of the bone is broken
  7. where 2 bones meet
  8. fracture that does not break the skin
  9. thin connective tissue sheath associated with the blood vessels
  10. fracture that breaks the bone at an angle that is not 90%
  11. immature bone cells
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  1. the main shaft or body of the bone
  2. fracture that breaks the bone straight across
  3. bone cells that liquefy bone matrix and release calcium to the blood
  4. fracture that breaks the skin
  5. complexed shaped bones
  6. small and round bones
  7. fracture that results in many small broken pieces
  8. opening or groves that allow blood vessels and nerves pass through
  9. bones that have a cube-like shape

20 Clues: mature bone cells • where 2 bones meet • immature bone cells • small and round bones • complexed shaped bones • fracture that breaks the skin • bones that have a cube-like shape • the main shaft or body of the bone • fracture that does not break the skin • distal and proximal ends of the long bone • fracture that breaks the bone straight across • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-16

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fracture that happens to children more
  2. fracture where ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone
  3. shaft of bone
  4. bone that is butterfly shaped
  5. bone that encloses the brain
  6. bone fracture that is compound fracture it penetrates the skin
  7. contains yellow marrow in adults and red marrow in infants
  8. keystone bones
  9. fracture where broken bone ends are forced into each other
  10. bone-destroying cells
  11. bone-forming cells
  12. protects the heart and lungs
  13. fracture where bone breaks into many fragments
  14. cheeck bones
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  1. bridge of the nose
  2. has 14 bones that make up the face
  3. outside covering the diaphysis
  4. fracture where bone is crushed
  5. ends of the bone
  6. covers the epiphyses and reduces friction at the joints
  7. only bone of the skull not connected by sutures
  8. bone fracture that is a simple fracture does not penetrate the skin
  9. limbs and girdles
  10. facture where broken bone portion is pressed inward
  11. a type of bone that is dense and appears homogenous
  12. skull of babies
  13. form the longitude axis of the body
  14. mature bone cells
  15. lies anterior to the sphenoid bone
  16. a type of bone that is made of small needle-like pieces and open space.

30 Clues: cheeck bones • shaft of bone • keystone bones • skull of babies • ends of the bone • limbs and girdles • mature bone cells • bridge of the nose • bone-forming cells • bone-destroying cells • bone that encloses the brain • protects the heart and lungs • bone that is butterfly shaped • outside covering the diaphysis • fracture where bone is crushed • has 14 bones that make up the face • ...

Skeletal System 2020-09-29

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Flexible connective tissue found in different forms
  2. Shoulder blades
  3. Neighbor to the fibula, found in the calf
  4. A dense layer of connective tissue enveloping the joints
  5. The largest bone in your body, found in the thigh
  6. Immovable, freely movable, slightly movable
  7. The part of the skeleton that consists of supporting appendages
  8. Fluid that reduces friction in the joints during movement
  9. The bones surrounding and protecting the lungs
  10. Neighbor to the ulna, found in the forearm
  11. Neighbor to the tibia, found in the calf
Down
  1. The bones found in the front of the body, above the sternum and below the neck
  2. Flexible tissue that holds together joints and bones
  3. A soft fatty substance found in the cavities of bones
  4. Found in the upper arm
  5. Fingers and toes
  6. What are bones important for
  7. The breastbone
  8. The bone found in your knee
  9. Flat, short, long, irregular
  10. To become rigid or brittle
  11. There's 206 of these
  12. The sections of your spine that act as a brace for the spinal cord
  13. The part of the skeleton that consists of the head and trunk
  14. Neighbor to the radius, shaped like a u

25 Clues: The breastbone • Shoulder blades • Fingers and toes • There's 206 of these • Found in the upper arm • To become rigid or brittle • The bone found in your knee • What are bones important for • Flat, short, long, irregular • Neighbor to the radius, shaped like a u • Neighbor to the tibia, found in the calf • Neighbor to the fibula, found in the calf • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bone building cells
  2. large of amount of calcium & phosphorus
  3. small and round
  4. Straight across the long across of bone
  5. conditions bones weak and brittle
  6. Mature bone cells (main cells)
  7. curved and thin
  8. Storage yellow bone marrow (adipose cells)
  9. protects the most infernal organs
  10. the proximal and distal end of the bone
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  1. Structural Framework
  2. where two bone surfaces come together
  3. The long cylindrical, main portion of bone
  4. in which remains intact
  5. Growing bone, contains epiphyseal
  6. Hormone Increases length of bones
  7. Bone segments are pulled apart (twisting)
  8. Cell Production Red bone marrow
  9. plates of collagen
  10. Huge cells made up of monocytes

20 Clues: small and round • curved and thin • plates of collagen • bone building cells • Structural Framework • in which remains intact • Mature bone cells (main cells) • Cell Production Red bone marrow • Huge cells made up of monocytes • Growing bone, contains epiphyseal • Hormone Increases length of bones • conditions bones weak and brittle • protects the most infernal organs • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-05

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a complex shaped bone
  2. a clean break across the axis
  3. a process where cartilage is transformed into bone
  4. a result of a clot formed by the blood around a fracture
  5. a fracture in which the skin remains in tact
  6. where two bones come together
  7. found in the center of the bone, where blood cells are produced
  8. a fracture that is like a chip in the bone
  9. thin curved bones
Down
  1. a hormone produced by the ovaries
  2. build bone
  3. type of bone that is a cube like shape
  4. a hormone produced by testes
  5. carve bone
  6. the line where bone replaces cartilage
  7. small round bones imbedded in the tendons
  8. a fracture where the bone is pulled apart as a result of twisting
  9. the structure that connects the osteocytes
  10. a type of fracture where at least one end of the broken bone tears through the skin
  11. type of bone that is longer than it is wide

20 Clues: build bone • carve bone • thin curved bones • a complex shaped bone • a hormone produced by testes • a clean break across the axis • where two bones come together • a hormone produced by the ovaries • type of bone that is a cube like shape • the line where bone replaces cartilage • small round bones imbedded in the tendons • the structure that connects the 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. type of cavity; hollow space within the diaphysis that contains yellow bone marrow and blood vessels in adults
  7. type of marrow; hemopoietic tissue
  8. process of bone development; cartilage is replaced by bone through childhood
  9. bone building cells that initiate calcification, synthesize & secrete organic compounds for extracellular matrix
  10. a break in the bone
  11. fibrous layer that protects bone, assists in fracture repair, nourishes bone tissue, and is the attachment point for ligaments and tendons
  12. bone shape that is small, round, and imbedded into tendons
Down
  1. bone shaft; the main part of the bone
  2. unspecialized stem cells; the only cells that go under cell division
  3. bone shape that is cylindrical and longer than it is wide
  4. bone shape that is complex
  5. the membrane that lines the medullary cavity
  6. huge cells made up of monocytes (WBC), help with breakdown of bone in the extracellular matrix
  7. type of marrow; triglyceride storage tissue
  8. the thin layer of cartilage covering the epiphyses where the bone forms a joint; reduces friction and shock

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

Skeletal system 2020-10-05

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

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

Skeletal system 2020-10-06

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. triglyceride storage tissue
  2. resumption- breakdown of bone extra cellular matrix
  3. bone segments are pulled apart as result of a twisting motion
  4. only one side of the bone is broken *kids
  5. distal and proximal ends of bones
  6. occurs straight across the long axis of the bone
  7. the bone has stopped growing in length
  8. stem cells ( u specialized) . Only cells
  9. several breaks result in many small pieces between two large segments
Down
  1. Bone - building cells
  2. the long cylindrical main portion of the bone;the shaft
  3. hemopoietic tissue
  4. the tough membrane that surrounds the bone surface whenever cartilage
  5. cavity a space within the shaft of a bone that contains red or yellow bone marrow
  6. occurs at a angle that is not 90 degrees
  7. in a growing bone , the region that contains the growth plate
  8. mature bone cells -main cells . Exchange of nutrients
  9. a surgical procedure
  10. a thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the ends bones where they form a joint
  11. a membrane lining the medullary cavity

20 Clues: hemopoietic tissue • a surgical procedure • Bone - building cells • triglyceride storage tissue • distal and proximal ends of bones • the bone has stopped growing in length • a membrane lining the medullary cavity • occurs at a angle that is not 90 degrees • stem cells ( u specialized) . Only cells • only one side of the bone is broken *kids • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-06

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. distal and proximal ends of bones
  2. resumption- breakdown of bone extra cellular matrix
  3. occurs at a angle that is not 90 degrees
  4. the long cylindrical main portion of the bone;the shaft
  5. occurs straight across the long axis of the bone
  6. the tough membrane that surrounds the bone surface whenever cartilage
  7. bone segments are pulled apart as result of a twisting motion
  8. several breaks result in many small pieces between two large segments
  9. triglyceride storage tissue
  10. only one side of the bone is broken *kids
  11. a thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the ends bones where they form a joint
Down
  1. the bone has stopped growing in length
  2. mature bone cells -main cells . Exchange of nutrients
  3. Bone - building cells
  4. in a growing bone , the region that contains the growth plate
  5. a surgical procedure
  6. a membrane lining the medullary cavity
  7. cavity a space within the shaft of a bone that contains red or yellow bone marrow
  8. stem cells ( u specialized) . Only cells
  9. hemopoietic tissue

20 Clues: hemopoietic tissue • a surgical procedure • Bone - building cells • triglyceride storage tissue • distal and proximal ends of bones • the bone has stopped growing in length • a membrane lining the medullary cavity • occurs at a angle that is not 90 degrees • stem cells ( u specialized) . Only cells • only one side of the bone is broken *kids • ...

Skeletal system 2020-10-06

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. distal and proximal ends of bones
  2. resumption- breakdown of bone extra cellular matrix
  3. occurs at a angle that is not 90 degrees
  4. the long cylindrical main portion of the bone;the shaft
  5. occurs straight across the long axis of the bone
  6. the tough membrane that surrounds the bone surface whenever cartilage
  7. bone segments are pulled apart as result of a twisting motion
  8. several breaks result in many small pieces between two large segments
  9. triglyceride storage tissue
  10. only one side of the bone is broken *kids
  11. a thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the ends bones where they form a joint
Down
  1. the bone has stopped growing in length
  2. mature bone cells -main cells . Exchange of nutrients
  3. Bone - building cells
  4. in a growing bone , the region that contains the growth plate
  5. a surgical procedure
  6. a membrane lining the medullary cavity
  7. cavity a space within the shaft of a bone that contains red or yellow bone marrow
  8. stem cells ( u specialized) . Only cells
  9. hemopoietic tissue

20 Clues: hemopoietic tissue • a surgical procedure • Bone - building cells • triglyceride storage tissue • distal and proximal ends of bones • the bone has stopped growing in length • a membrane lining the medullary cavity • occurs at a angle that is not 90 degrees • stem cells ( u specialized) . Only cells • only one side of the bone is broken *kids • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-06

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

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

Skeletal System 2020-10-15

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fracture that does not penetrate the skin
  2. bone-destroying cells
  3. fracture common with children
  4. form the longitudinal axis of the body
  5. C2 with a small body and dens
  6. ends of the bone and mostly spongy bone
  7. cartilage covers the epiphysis and reduces friction at the joints
  8. C1 and has no body
  9. cheekbones
  10. short bone and specifically refers to the patella
  11. the body of a long bone and composed of compact bone
  12. body contains 206
  13. lower jaw
  14. mature bone cells
  15. anterior to the sphenoid bone
  16. fracture where the broken bone penetrates the skin
  17. type of bone that is wide, ex: femur
  18. type of bone that does not fit into the others
  19. include limbs and girdles
Down
  1. fracture common on the skull
  2. connective tissue
  3. type of bone that is thin, flattened, and usually curved ex: sternum
  4. red and yellow within the long bone
  5. upper jaw
  6. 12 pairs includes true, false, and floating
  7. 24 irregular bones located posterior to the sternum
  8. join bone to bone
  9. forehead
  10. fracture caused by twisting
  11. butterfly-shaped facial bone
  12. cube-shaped type of bone
  13. type of classification of bone that is made of small needle-like pieces and open space
  14. back of the skull
  15. bone-forming cells
  16. type of classification of bone that is dense and appears homogenous
  17. join muscle to bone
  18. 2 bones connected by the sagittal suture
  19. neck area

38 Clues: forehead • upper jaw • lower jaw • neck area • cheekbones • connective tissue • join bone to bone • body contains 206 • back of the skull • mature bone cells • C1 and has no body • bone-forming cells • join muscle to bone • bone-destroying cells • cube-shaped type of bone • include limbs and girdles • fracture caused by twisting • fracture common on the skull • butterfly-shaped facial bone • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-19

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bone surrounds and protects your heart and lungs
  2. roughly cube shaped
  3. cervical spine
  4. ends of bone
  5. protects your brain
  6. made of small needle like pieces, open space
  7. formation of a new bone
  8. part of the bone that makes red blood cells
  9. bone forming cells
  10. another name for your collar bone
  11. not in any of the bone categories
  12. another name for knee cap
  13. 5 fused bones
  14. bone destroying cells
  15. area where cranial bones have joined together
Down
  1. shaft of bone
  2. another name for breastbone
  3. dense and appears homogeneous
  4. body's central framework
  5. mature bone cell
  6. bone disease in which bone density is reduced
  7. limbs and girdles
  8. only bone that is not connected to another bone
  9. capable of changing into osteoblast
  10. where two bones meet
  11. one of the bones in your spine
  12. longitude axis of the body
  13. removal of bone tissue
  14. outside covering of diaphysis
  15. bone located in thigh

30 Clues: ends of bone • shaft of bone • 5 fused bones • cervical spine • mature bone cell • limbs and girdles • bone forming cells • roughly cube shaped • protects your brain • where two bones meet • bone located in thigh • bone destroying cells • removal of bone tissue • formation of a new bone • body's central framework • another name for knee cap • longitude axis of the body • another name for breastbone • ...

skeletal system 2020-10-20

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
  2. Forms sole of foot
  3. the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
  4. Paired bone of skull that form most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium on the side of the head
  5. Mature bone cells which are found in tiny cavities within the matrix
  6. Bone of skull that forms forehead
  7. the 2nd cervical vertebra; acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas
  8. bones of the wrist
  9. Bone tissue composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space
  10. Bones in the palm of the hand
  11. Bones of fingers and toes
  12. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Down
  1. The most anterior part of a coxal bone
  2. chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints
  3. Allows movement in 2 directions only; Flexion(bending), Extensions (straightening).
  4. abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium
  5. Bone of skull that forms back of cranium
  6. bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
  7. Breaks in the bones
  8. the two fused bones forming the upper jaw
  9. top 7 pairs of ribs that attach directly to the sternum by costal cartilage
  10. the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
  11. last 5 pairs of ribs; attach indirectly to sternum or do not attach at all
  12. Paired bones of skull that are over your temples
  13. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
  14. Bone tissue that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous
  15. ankle bones
  16. the 1st cervical vertebra
  17. bones of the fingers and toes
  18. the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from pelvis to knee
  19. the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
  20. lower jaw bone

32 Clues: ankle bones • lower jaw bone • Forms sole of foot • bones of the wrist • Breaks in the bones • the 1st cervical vertebra • Bones of fingers and toes • bones of the fingers and toes • Bones in the palm of the hand • Bone of skull that forms forehead • The most anterior part of a coxal bone • Bone of skull that forms back of cranium • the two fused bones forming the upper jaw • ...

Skeletal System 2020-10-20

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

34 Clues: Toes • Sole • Ankle • Fingers • Thigh bone • Collarbone • Cheek bones • Shoulder blade • Mature bone cells • Limbs and girdles • 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 • Functions of the skeletal system • Functions of the skeletal system • ...

skeletal system 2020-10-29

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lower and back part of the hip bone
  2. short bone in arm
  3. protects heart and lungs
  4. commonly called the C1
  5. lies above the sternum
  6. lower limit of the suprapubic region
  7. make up your ankle
  8. vertebrae upper spinal column
  9. provides passage for the spinal cord
  10. also known as the kneecap
  11. only bone located in thigh
  12. connects the humerus
  13. long bone in arm
  14. only bone that does not form a joint with any other bone
Down
  1. connected to the scapula
  2. make up your wrist
  3. also known as shinbone
  4. five long bones in your foot
  5. large wedge shape bone
  6. vertebrae has 5 vertebrae
  7. vertebrae has 12 vertebrae
  8. lower leg bone that extends from the knee
  9. allows head to rotate
  10. make up fingers and toes
  11. composed of 22 bones
  12. large compared to the infants total body length
  13. known as breast bone
  14. rib 1-7
  15. five bones in your hand
  16. also known as the tailbone

30 Clues: rib 1-7 • long bone in arm • short bone in arm • make up your wrist • make up your ankle • composed of 22 bones • known as breast bone • connects the humerus • allows head to rotate • also known as shinbone • large wedge shape bone • commonly called the C1 • lies above the sternum • five bones in your hand • connected to the scapula • protects heart and lungs • make up fingers and toes • ...

Skeletal System 2021-06-14

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bear the weight of the body; 5 vertebrae
  2. digital bones in the hands and feet
  3. a small bone that articulates with the sacrum and that usually consists of four fused vertebrae which form the terminus of the spinal column
  4. the lateral long bone of the forearm.
  5. upper most part of the spine, 7 vertebrae
  6. lower jaw bone.
  7. the thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb.
  8. long flat bone located in the central part of the chest, connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage
  9. the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle
  10. rectangular prism-shaped bone that makes up the heel
  11. mid region of the spine, 12 vertebrae
  12. slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.
  13. the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face
  14. shoulder blade
Down
  1. lateral long bone of the calf
  2. thick flat triangular movable bone that forms the anterior point of the knee
  3. the bone of the upper arm, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.
  4. also called the collarbone
  5. the bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee.
  6. basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and protects the abdominal organs
  7. the part of the foot that includes the bones between the ankle and toes.
  8. any of the five bones of the hand.
  9. seven short bones located at the proximal region of the foot
  10. the broad, upper portion of either hipbone
  11. a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae

25 Clues: shoulder blade • lower jaw bone. • also called the collarbone • lateral long bone of the calf • any of the five bones of the hand. • digital bones in the hands and feet • mid region of the spine, 12 vertebrae • the lateral long bone of the forearm. • bear the weight of the body; 5 vertebrae • upper most part of the spine, 7 vertebrae • ...

Skeletal System 2024-05-24

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A stiff joint caused by adhesion, or abnormal fusion of two bones into one.
  2. Joint disease that mostly affects cartilage between the bone and joint;
  3. Condition of small holes in the bones; noticeable loss of bone density
  4. Tumor or bony projection that covers cartilage.
  5. Trauma to the ligaments surrounding a joint, causing pain and, in some cases, disability.
  6. Malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue and affects the bone.
  7. Visual examination of a joint using a scope
  8. Abnormal, forward curvature of the lumbar spine; swayback
  9. Joint swelling at the base of the great toe, caused by infl ammation of the bursa.
  10. Partial dislocation of a bone from its joint.
  11. Abnormal, lateral curvature of the spine
  12. softening of the cartilage
  13. Abnormal softening of the bone. In children, this condition is known as rickets.
  14. A break in a bone.
Down
  1. Total displacement of a bone from its joint.
  2. Inflammation of joints; usually accompanied by pain and, frequently, structural changes in bone and cartilage.
  3. Bone defi ciency; in a young person, less-than-average bone density.
  4. Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
  5. Abnormal, outward curvature of the thoracic spine; humpback; called Dowager’s hump in older women
  6. inflammation of the bone
  7. Pain in joint or joints
  8. Inflammation of the bursa, usually between bony protrusions and muscle or tendon.
  9. A form of rheumatoid arthritis characterized by infl ammation of vertebral joints, which can become fused and stiff;
  10. A bone that has splintered or has been crushed
  11. Bone tissue death that occurs when the bone has become sequestered, or separated, from the healthy tissue around it, due to lack of blood supply.
  12. Form of arthritis in which uric acid builds up in the blood and causes joint swelling and pain; \
  13. Infl ammation of the periosteum, the covering that surrounds the bone.
  14. Congenital deformity of the foot involving the talus
  15. Inflammation of a tendon.
  16. pain in the bone
  17. Cancer of the plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) that originates in the bone marrow.
  18. Tumor of the bone.
  19. Stiffening of the spine
  20. Pain in the lower back (lumbar) region.

34 Clues: pain in the bone • Tumor of the bone. • A break in a bone. • Pain in joint or joints • Stiffening of the spine • inflammation of the bone • Inflammation of a tendon. • softening of the cartilage • Pain in the lower back (lumbar) region. • Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow • Abnormal, lateral curvature of the spine • Visual examination of a joint using a scope • ...

Skeletal system 2023-03-31

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bone in the back-bottom of skull
  2. the smaller of two bones in the leg
  3. middle vertebrea
  4. top part of jaw and mouth
  5. at bottom of sacrum
  6. bone behind the eye
  7. bones at the base of the toes
  8. top part of shoulder
  9. farthest finger bones
  10. the smaller of two bones in the arm
  11. bone in center of ribs and chest
  12. the larger of two bones in the arm
Down
  1. closest finger bones
  2. bottom part of jaw and mouth
  3. bottom vertebrea
  4. bone under the eye
  5. top vertebrea
  6. A bone near the forehead
  7. the larger of two bones in the leg
  8. bone in center of pelvic girdle
  9. middel finger bones
  10. bottom part of hips
  11. bones at the base of the fingers
  12. bottom back part of shoulder
  13. top part of hips
  14. bone in the big toe

26 Clues: top vertebrea • bottom vertebrea • middle vertebrea • top part of hips • bone under the eye • middel finger bones • bottom part of hips • at bottom of sacrum • bone behind the eye • bone in the big toe • closest finger bones • top part of shoulder • farthest finger bones • A bone near the forehead • top part of jaw and mouth • bottom part of jaw and mouth • bottom back part of shoulder • ...

Skeletal System 2023-03-24

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lining of the medullary cavity.
  2. The ____ canal carries blood and nerves in an osteon.
  3. The ____ line is the remnant of the growth plate.
  4. The central shaft of a long bone.
  5. Bone making cells.
  6. Rings of bone matrix.
  7. Columns of spongy bone.
  8. Carpals and tarsals are this type of bone.
  9. The ____ canal carries blood between osteons.
  10. Ossification of membranes into flat bones.
  11. Bone dissolving cells.
  12. Another name for spongy bone.
Down
  1. Region between diaphysis and epiphysis.
  2. Include the ribs, os coxa, and sternum.
  3. Bone maintaining cells.
  4. Bones that form inside tendons.
  5. Canals connecting lacunae.
  6. The collagenous skin of a bone.
  7. Marrow that contains adipocytes.
  8. Stem cells that become osteoblasts.
  9. Blood producing marrow.
  10. Hollow bones like the femur or humerus.
  11. The end caps of a long bone.
  12. Cavities in bones that house the osteocytes.
  13. Bones, like the vertebrae, that don’t fit into other classes.
  14. The unit of compact bone.
  15. Ossification of cartilage into non-flat bones.

27 Clues: Bone making cells. • Rings of bone matrix. • Bone dissolving cells. • Bone maintaining cells. • Blood producing marrow. • Columns of spongy bone. • The unit of compact bone. • Canals connecting lacunae. • The end caps of a long bone. • Another name for spongy bone. • Bones that form inside tendons. • The collagenous skin of a bone. • Marrow that contains adipocytes. • ...

Skeletal System 2021-11-29

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any of the minute tubes that form a network in bone and contain blood vessels.
  2. freely movable joints exhibiting a joint cavity enclosed by a fibrous capsule lined with synovial membrane
  3. Hard and dense, but not solid, bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone.
  4. allow only slight movement and consist of bones connected entirely by cartilage
  5. shaft of a long bone
  6. found in cancellous (spongy) bone; produces red and white blood cells and platelets
  7. cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones where lengthwise growth takes place in the immature skeleton, and gradually ossifies
  8. a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
  9. mineral salts, 65% of bone by mass, Mainly calcium phosphate crystals, Responsible for hardness and resistance to compression in bones
  10. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
  11. formation of blood cells
  12. found in the medullary canal and functions as storage for fat tissue; is inactive in the formation of blood cells; gradually replaces red bone marrow in adult bones
  13. Protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement. Made up of bones and joints
  14. consists of inflexible layers of dense connective tissue, holds the bones tightly together; immovable
Down
  1. process of bone formation
  2. ends of long bone
  3. Concentric rings made up of groups of hollow tubes of bone matrix (plural of lamella)
  4. Hairlike canals that connect lacunae to each other and the central canal
  5. A hormone of the parathyroid gland that regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body.
  6. covers the surfaces of bones where they come together to form joints
  7. mature cartilage cells
  8. A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles.
  9. cell that breaks down bone
  10. cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow
  11. Layer of bone tissue that has many small spaces and is found just inside the layer of compact bone; also called cancellous bone
  12. Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton
  13. structural and functional units of compact bone; contain lamellae, canaliculi, lacunae, and Haversian canal
  14. bone forming cells
  15. unmineralized bone matrix (resembles bone)

29 Clues: ends of long bone • bone forming cells • shaft of a long bone • mature cartilage cells • formation of blood cells • process of bone formation • cell that breaks down bone • unmineralized bone matrix (resembles bone) • cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow • covers the surfaces of bones where they come together to form joints • ...

Skeletal System 2022-05-12

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Secure periosteum to underlying bone.
  2. Thin, flattened, and usually curved.
  3. Where is the axis located on the spine?
  4. Typically longer than they are wide.
  5. The connective tissue that attaches bones to neighboring bones.
  6. Stores minerals, such as calcium.
  7. The rounded ends.
  8. Helps ___ soft organs.
  9. Shaft, composed of compact bone.
  10. The yellow marrow stored in long bones is essentially what type of tissue?
  11. Includes all the bones along the bodies axis.
  12. Generally cube-shaped, contains mostly spongy bone.
  13. Contains the brain and spinal cord.
Down
  1. The inner lining of the medullar cavity.
  2. Bone-forming cells.
  3. One major function of the skeletal system is the storage of.
  4. Includes all the bones that form the upper and lower limbs, the shoulder,and pelvic girdes.
  5. Where is the atlas located on the spine?
  6. Ends of the bone.
  7. Would separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
  8. Irregular shape.
  9. The hollow storage space in the diaphysis.
  10. Outside covering of the diaphysis.
  11. Contains heart and lungs.
  12. Helps ___ the body.

25 Clues: Irregular shape. • Ends of the bone. • The rounded ends. • Bone-forming cells. • Helps ___ the body. • Helps ___ soft organs. • Contains heart and lungs. • Shaft, composed of compact bone. • Stores minerals, such as calcium. • Outside covering of the diaphysis. • Contains the brain and spinal cord. • Thin, flattened, and usually curved. • Typically longer than they are wide. • ...

Skeletal System 2023-11-14

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the skeletal system allows this when muscles pull on bone
  2. The everyday name for the vertebrae
  3. This tissue connects bone to bone
  4. The anatomical name for the shoulder blade
  5. The everyday name for the pelvis
  6. Organs come together to form this structure
  7. This system has the spinal cord as a major organ
  8. The process of building new bone
  9. The basic unit of life
  10. This system is made up of a set of glands
  11. The process that changes cartilage to bone
  12. The anatomical name for the shin
  13. The anatomical name for the fingers
  14. The stomach is a major organ in this system
  15. Systems come together to form this structure
Down
  1. The anatomical name for the tailbone
  2. This system helps us to inhale and exhale through the lungs
  3. Tissues come together to form this structure
  4. This organ is the main organ in the circulatory system
  5. This organ is major in the skeletal system
  6. Cells come together to form this structure
  7. A type of bone that are wide as they are long
  8. The process of breaking down bone
  9. The skeleton provides us with this
  10. The muscles are a major organ in this system
  11. connect muscle to bone
  12. This is stored in bones
  13. A type of bone embedded in tendons
  14. the longest bone in the body
  15. This system is responsible for getting rid of the waste from our bodies

30 Clues: connect muscle to bone • The basic unit of life • This is stored in bones • the longest bone in the body • The everyday name for the pelvis • The process of building new bone • The anatomical name for the shin • This tissue connects bone to bone • The process of breaking down bone • The skeleton provides us with this • A type of bone embedded in tendons • ...

Skeletal System 2024-01-02

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upper jaw
  2. angular bones that make up the ankle
  3. small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column
  4. forearm bone on your pinky side
  5. fingers/toes
  6. the forearm bone on your thumb side
  7. collarbone
  8. 26 small bones that make up your backbone
  9. the lateral and smaller bone of the lower leg
  10. breastbone
Down
  1. upper arm bone
  2. the medial and larger bone of the lower leg
  3. lower Jaw
  4. kneecap
  5. the large bone forming the heel
  6. shoulder blade
  7. Skull
  8. thigh bone
  9. large bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis.
  10. forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra

20 Clues: Skull • kneecap • lower Jaw • upper jaw • thigh bone • collarbone • breastbone • fingers/toes • upper arm bone • shoulder blade • the large bone forming the heel • forearm bone on your pinky side • the forearm bone on your thumb side • angular bones that make up the ankle • 26 small bones that make up your backbone • the medial and larger bone of the lower leg • ...

Skeletal System 2023-10-16

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. compact bone
  2. forms the arm
  3. thin, flattened, and usually curved
  4. only bone that does not articulate with another bone
  5. composed of 126 bones
  6. can be found on children up to about 24 months
  7. form an s-shaped curvature
  8. axial skeleton is divided into _____ parts
  9. shaft of a long bone
  10. number of cervical vertebrae
  11. decreases friction at joint surfaces
  12. covers the diaphysis
  13. ends of the bone
  14. arranged in concentric rings called lamellae
  15. generally cube-shaped
Down
  1. giant bone-destroying cells
  2. bone is crushed
  3. bone breaks incompletely
  4. bones are joined by sutures
  5. contains red marrow in infants
  6. number of subdivisions of the skeleton
  7. mature bone cells
  8. often begin with "T"
  9. allows for turning movement
  10. longer than they are wide
  11. break that doesn't penetrate the skin
  12. pairs 8-12
  13. carries blood vessels and nerves
  14. example of irregular bone
  15. shoulder blade
  16. supply bone cells with nutrients
  17. example of short bone
  18. example of long bone
  19. number of vertebrae that fuse to form two composite bones
  20. formed by the fusion of five vertebrae

35 Clues: pairs 8-12 • compact bone • forms the arm • shoulder blade • bone is crushed • ends of the bone • mature bone cells • often begin with "T" • shaft of a long bone • example of long bone • covers the diaphysis • composed of 126 bones • example of short bone • generally cube-shaped • bone breaks incompletely • longer than they are wide • example of irregular bone • form an s-shaped curvature • ...

Skeletal system 2023-10-19

Skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drugs that build new bone
  2. rounded bony process
  3. a bone on the medial side of the leg
  4. bones that develop from sheetlike layers of unspecialized connective tissues
  5. the lowest part of the vertebral column of four fused vertebrae
  6. each consists of an ilium, ischium, and pubis
  7. fracture sign of dangerously low bone density
  8. a bowl-shaped structure consisting of the sacrum, coccyx, and pelvic girdle
  9. another term for compact bone
  10. number of bones that compose the fingers and toes
  11. a bone that extends from the hip to the knee
  12. number of ribs
  13. a bone that extends from the scapula to the elbow
  14. the second vertebra
  15. a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD)
  16. a kind of specialized soft connective tissue
  17. what the articular cartilage is made of
  18. skeleton consisting of the skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column, and thoracic cage
  19. cells that break down bone matrix
  20. i.e. the carpal bones
  21. a bone on the thumb side of the forearm between the elbow and the wrist
Down
  1. skeleton consisting of the pectoral girdle, upper limbs, pelvic girdle, and lower limbs
  2. i.e. the costals and scapulae
  3. number of bones in the metacarpus and metatarsus
  4. mature bone cells
  5. the branching bony plates in spongy bone
  6. articulates a joint with another bone
  7. another term for spongy bone
  8. rodlike bones between the sternum and scapulae
  9. cells that form bone tissue
  10. a bone longer than the radius that overlaps the humerus posteriorly
  11. i.e. the vertebrae and many facial bones
  12. i.e. the forearm and femur
  13. bones that develop of hyaline cartilage that is later replaced by bone tissue
  14. a bone on the lateral side of the tibia
  15. number of bones in the tarsus
  16. number of carpal bones that form a carpus
  17. the shaft of the bone
  18. dense connective tissue that covers the bone
  19. cavity a structure filled with marrow
  20. bony projections where ligaments and tendons attach
  21. a bone consisting of a manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
  22. the first vertebra
  23. next stage of osteopenia
  24. bones that encloses and protects the brain
  25. broad, triangular bones
  26. a triangular structure of five fused vertebrae

47 Clues: number of ribs • mature bone cells • the first vertebra • the second vertebra • rounded bony process • the shaft of the bone • i.e. the carpal bones • broad, triangular bones • next stage of osteopenia • drugs that build new bone • i.e. the forearm and femur • cells that form bone tissue • another term for spongy bone • i.e. the costals and scapulae • another term for compact bone • ...

Skeletal System 2023-10-18

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Columna vertebral
  2. Cartilago
  3. Esternón
  4. Falánges
  5. Rotula
  6. Area lumbar
  7. Arch of the foot
  8. Hueso pelvico
  9. Tibia
Down
  1. Empeine del pie
  2. Talon
  3. Ribcage
  4. Cubito
  5. Fibula
  6. Clavicula
  7. Tobillo
  8. Radio
  9. Vértebras Cervicales
  10. Manguito Rotador
  11. Coxis

20 Clues: Talon • Radio • Coxis • Tibia • Cubito • Fibula • Rotula • Ribcage • Tobillo • Esternón • Falánges • Cartilago • Clavicula • Area lumbar • Hueso pelvico • Empeine del pie • Arch of the foot • Manguito Rotador • Columna vertebral • Vértebras Cervicales

Skeletal System 2023-12-14

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pain in the lower back(lumbar) region
  2. fracture a broken bone with an open wound
  3. Production of blood cells
  4. trauma to the ligament surrounding a joint
  5. An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  6. bifida split spine, congenital disease
  7. abnormal softening of cartilage
  8. total displacement of a bone from its joint
  9. Degenerative condition that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure
  10. Marked loss of bone density frequently associated with aging
  11. abnormal curvature of lumbar spine
  12. joint disease that mostly affects cartilage
Down
  1. The partial displacement of bone from its joint
  2. humpback
  3. malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue
  4. disk intervertebral disk that has slipped
  5. joint swelling at base of great toe
  6. Combining form meaning bone marrow
  7. inflammation of the periosteum
  8. breakdown, separation, loosening
  9. inflammation of a tendon
  10. a fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
  11. pain in the joints

23 Clues: humpback • pain in the joints • inflammation of a tendon • Production of blood cells • inflammation of the periosteum • abnormal softening of cartilage • breakdown, separation, loosening • Combining form meaning bone marrow • abnormal curvature of lumbar spine • joint swelling at base of great toe • pain in the lower back(lumbar) region • bifida split spine, congenital disease • ...

Skeletal System 2024-10-18

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The curved bone that forms the pelvis
  2. small bones found inside your ear
  3. Holds the brain
  4. The single bone in the upper arm
  5. what bone is your kneecap called
  6. your main shin bone
  7. Bone located on the thumb side of the forearm
  8. 8 bones that form the wrist
  9. 14 bones that form the fingers
  10. Bone located on the pinky side of the forearm
  11. 5 bones that form the palm
  12. longest and strongest bone in the body
Down
  1. Bone the inferior, anterior portion of the hip bone consisting of a superior ramus, body, and inferior ramus.
  2. scientific word for shoulder blade
  3. helps to protect lungs and heart
  4. 8 bones that help form your feet
  5. your secondary shin bone
  6. Jaw bone
  7. 5 bones that are in your feet
  8. scientific word for collarbone
  9. the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis

21 Clues: Jaw bone • Holds the brain • your main shin bone • your secondary shin bone • 5 bones that form the palm • 8 bones that form the wrist • 5 bones that are in your feet • 14 bones that form the fingers • scientific word for collarbone • helps to protect lungs and heart • The single bone in the upper arm • 8 bones that help form your feet • what bone is your kneecap called • ...

Skeletal System 2024-10-21

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. joint
  2. closed reduction
  3. treats mis-alignments of spine
  4. fracture
  5. a fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement in areas that are friction
  6. bone density testing
  7. marrow red bone marrow forms red blood cells, yellow bone marrow stores fat
  8. fracture bone is splinted
  9. to bind, tie together
  10. loosening, setting free
  11. abnormal increase in outward curvature of the thoracic spine
  12. total displacement of bone from joint
  13. broken bone with no open wound
  14. the loss of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury or surgical procedure
Down
  1. stiffness;bent,crooked
  2. incomplete fracture of bone: happens mainly in children
  3. abnormal softening of the cartilage
  4. bent,hump
  5. scan nuclear imaging test that helps diagnose bone disease
  6. inflammation of a joint
  7. cartilage
  8. areas where two or more bones join together
  9. smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber
  10. the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
  11. inflammation of the bursa
  12. rib
  13. curve,swayback, bent
  14. abnormal increase in forward curvature
  15. connect bone to bone
  16. skull

30 Clues: rib • joint • skull • fracture • bent,hump • cartilage • closed reduction • bone density testing • curve,swayback, bent • connect bone to bone • to bind, tie together • stiffness;bent,crooked • inflammation of a joint • loosening, setting free • inflammation of the bursa • fracture bone is splinted • treats mis-alignments of spine • broken bone with no open wound • abnormal softening of the cartilage • ...

Skeletal System 2024-09-27

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cube-shaped
  2. Example of a long bone
  3. Make up the wrist
  4. Decreases friction at joint surfaces
  5. Shoulder blade
  6. Bone tissue that is homogeneous
  7. Number of cervical vertebrae
  8. Can be found in children up to 24 months
  9. Only bone that does not articulate with another bone
  10. Bone destroying cells
  11. Shaft of a long bone
  12. Arranged in connecting rings called lamellae
  13. Color of marrow found in adult medullary cavity
Down
  1. Ends of long bone
  2. S-shaped curvature
  3. Example of irregular bone
  4. Break in a bone
  5. Fracture caused by excessive twisting
  6. Thin, flattened, and usually curved
  7. Medial bone of the forearm
  8. Supply bone cells with nutrients
  9. Composed of small needle like pieces of bone
  10. Growth in bone width
  11. Runs perpendicular to the central canal
  12. Axial skeleton is divided into _______ parts
  13. Tailbone
  14. Break that doesn’t penetrate the skin
  15. Allows for nodding movement

28 Clues: Tailbone • Cube-shaped • Shoulder blade • Break in a bone • Ends of long bone • Make up the wrist • S-shaped curvature • Growth in bone width • Shaft of a long bone • Bone destroying cells • Example of a long bone • Example of irregular bone • Medial bone of the forearm • Allows for nodding movement • Number of cervical vertebrae • Bone tissue that is homogeneous • ...

skeletal system 2024-10-29

skeletal system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. face up
  2. broken bone
  3. moving toward body
  4. moving a part posteriorly or back
  5. increases angle
  6. collar bone
  7. plantar surface faces medially (as when rolling ankle)
  8. forearm pinky side
  9. face down
  10. breast bone
  11. upper jaw
  12. include the appendages such as the pelvic and pectoral or shoulder girdles and extremities
  13. a back bone
  14. joints that are free moving
  15. bone cells
  16. moving a part forward
  17. soft spot in infant's skull where bones connect allowed movement for passage through birth canal and close by end of year one
  18. decreases angle
  19. large forearm bone on thumb side
Down
  1. tailbone
  2. largest bone thigh
  3. extending beyond normal range
  4. skull
  5. moving away from body
  6. fingers and toes
  7. shin bone
  8. shaft of the long bone
  9. the small bone on lateral (outer) side of lower leg
  10. includes skull spine and rib cage
  11. the ends of bones that articulates another bone to form a joint
  12. shoulder blade
  13. bones carpals
  14. lower jaw
  15. fluid filled sacs at joints
  16. range of motion
  17. form bones
  18. shock absorbing pad between joints
  19. the inner part of bone that forms red blood cells
  20. outer layer or covering of bone
  21. upper arm bone
  22. kneecap

41 Clues: skull • face up • kneecap • tailbone • shin bone • lower jaw • face down • upper jaw • form bones • bone cells • broken bone • collar bone • breast bone • a back bone • bones carpals • shoulder blade • upper arm bone • increases angle • range of motion • decreases angle • fingers and toes • largest bone thigh • moving toward body • forearm pinky side • moving away from body • moving a part forward • shaft of the long bone • ...

Skeletal System 2024-10-23

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children
  2. Abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine
  3. Complete fracture that is straight across the bone
  4. Skull
  5. Stiffness
  6. Fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
  7. Blue-white connective tissue, acts as a shock absorber between bones
  8. Joint
  9. x-ray
  10. Curve
  11. Fracture which twists around the bone, may occur from a twisting force
  12. Inflammation of the Bursa
  13. Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side
  14. Partial Displacement of a Bone from its Joint
  15. To Tie or Bind
  16. Bent or Hump
Down
  1. Total Displacement of a Bone from its Joint
  2. Swayback
  3. Cartilage
  4. Bone fracture that breaks through the skin
  5. Red - red blood cells Yellow - fat
  6. Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  7. Where 2 or more bones meet
  8. Fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement
  9. Small crack in the bone that often develops from chronic, excessive impact. Overuse injury
  10. Magnetic resonance imaging; used to look at soft issue structures
  11. Rib
  12. Bone
  13. Broken bone with no open wound
  14. Loosening
  15. The visual examination of the internal structure of a joint

31 Clues: Rib • Bone • Skull • Joint • x-ray • Curve • Swayback • Cartilage • Stiffness • Loosening • Bent or Hump • To Tie or Bind • Inflammation of the Bursa • Where 2 or more bones meet • Broken bone with no open wound • Red - red blood cells Yellow - fat • Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine • Bone fracture that breaks through the skin • Total Displacement of a Bone from its Joint • ...

Skeletal System 2025-04-23

Skeletal System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A non-cancerous lump of cartilage.
  2. – Swayback in the lower back.
  3. – A cell that breaks down bone.
  4. – Swelling in the bone.
  5. – Joint pain.
  6. – Cancer in bone marrow.
  7. – A non-cancerous bone lump.
  8. – Swelling in the spine bones.
  9. – Joint pain caused by worn-down cartilage.
  10. – A joint that moves freely.
  11. – The end part of a long bone.
  12. – A joint that moves a little.
  13. – Looking inside a joint with a camera.
  14. – The middle part (shaft) of a long bone.
  15. – The area where the bone shaft meets the end.
  16. – A joint that doesn’t move.
Down
  1. – Hump in the upper back.
  2. – Joint swelling and pain.
  3. – Surgery to fix the skull.
  4. – The outside layer covering bones.
  5. – A cell that builds new bone.
  6. – Surgery to fix cartilage.
  7. – Swelling of a fluid sac near joints.
  8. – Soft bones, often from low vitamin D.
  9. – Swelling of a tendon.
  10. – Weak, thin bones that break easily.
  11. – Soft cartilage in the knee.
  12. – Bone infection.
  13. – Surgery to fix or replace a joint.
  14. – Curved spine.

30 Clues: – Joint pain. • – Curved spine. • – Bone infection. • – Swelling of a tendon. • – Swelling in the bone. • – Cancer in bone marrow. • – Hump in the upper back. • – Joint swelling and pain. • – Surgery to fix the skull. • – Surgery to fix cartilage. • – A non-cancerous bone lump. • – A joint that moves freely. • – A joint that doesn’t move. • – Swayback in the lower back. • ...