James Nobles Skeletal Crossword (Ms.Herr)
Across
- 2. inferior part of the sternum
- 3. Covers the epiphyses and reduces friction at the joints
- 5. bone made of small needle-like pieces and open space
- 7. superior part of sternum
- 8. Occurs when a break results form a twist
- 12. 14 bones that compose the face
- 13. Encloses the brain
- 15. dense and hard bone
- 18. Limbs and girdles
- 21. Bone-forming cells
- 23. lies anterior to the sphenoid
- 24. bone that is long usually the limbs
- 25. Ends of the bone, mostly of spongy bone
- 27. Rib Cage
- 28. Mature bone cells
- 30. simple fracture does not penetrate the skin
- 31. Form the longitudinal axis of the body
- 32. Butterfly shaped bone
Down
- 1. cheek bones
- 4. Bone breaks into pieces
- 5. Function of the skeletal system
- 6. Shaft of bone, composed of compact bone
- 9. bones that form upper jaw
- 10. Bone ends are forced into each other
- 11. Fracture penetrates skin
- 14. Bone is crushed
- 16. bridge of the nose
- 17. Bone breaks incompletely
- 19. Broken bone is pressed inward
- 20. Outside covering of the diaphysis
- 22. Bone-destroying cells
- 26. the carpal and tarsal bones
- 29. Jaw bone