Major Bones: Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. also known as shinbone
- 5. a long bone in forearm that stretches from elbow to the smallest finger
- 6. its local/common name is wrist
- 10. consists of two paired hip bones,the sacrum and the coccyx
- 11. the 5 long bones in the foot
- 13. the largest sesamoid bone in the body
- 14. a set of bones that enclose and protect the vital organs(heart,lungs)
- 15. bone of the upper arm, forming joints at the shoulder and elbow
- 17. a flat bone also known as the shoulder blade
- 18. a long bone that is located between the shoulder blade and the breast bone
- 19. the scientific name for breastbone
- 20. the common/local name for cranium
Down
- 1. also referred to as the radial bone
- 2. a leg bone referred to as the calf bone
- 4. the scientific name for finger bones
- 7. the clavicle and the scapula make up the
- 8. irregular bones that make up the spinal column
- 9. the scientific name for the thigh bone
- 12. a set of short bones that form the ankle joint.
- 16. the top of these bones form knuckles
- 17. an irregular bone of the lower back