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Across
- 3. the joint connecting the foot with the leg.
- 4. a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae.
- 5. each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs
- 6. the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the fibula.
- 9. each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes.
- 12. an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant
- 13. A complete or partial break in a bone
- 15. one of two bones that make up the forearm, the other being the radius.
- 19. "ball and _____ joint"
Down
- 1. the breastbone
- 2. a long, thin, slightly curved bone that connects your arm to your body.
- 4. firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms
- 7. each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.
- 8. each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands.
- 10. the strongest bone in the body
- 11. a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals
- 14. the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
- 16. a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
- 17. the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
- 18. the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it