Bones of the Body Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. Lower jaw, only moveable bone of the skull.
- 6. Often called the tailbone, a region of the vertebrae.
- 7. Smallest bone in the human body, located in the inner ear.
- 8. Number of bones the skull accounts for (written words).
- 11. Bones of the knees.
- 14. Upper arm bone, your "funny bone".
- 16. The shaft of a long bone.
- 18. Area to best estimate sex from, besides the skull.
Down
- 1. Longest bone in the body, used to calculate stature in an equation.
- 2. Generally the last epiphysis to fuse, between 18 and 25 years old.
- 4. Name for the bones of the toes and fingers.
- 5. Lower arm bone that moves depending on hand position (palms facing up or down).
- 8. Number of bones in the adult skeleton (written words).
- 9. The ribs attach to this region of the vertebrae.
- 10. The cap of a bone that fuses to the shaft.
- 12. Number of pairs of ribs (written words).
- 13. Often referred to as the small of the back, this vertebrae region takes the most stress.
- 15. Best area to estimate race/ancestry from.
- 17. Irregular interlocking joints of the cranium.