Musculoskeletal System

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Across
  1. 2. Muscles can ____ but not push.
  2. 3. What type of connective tissue does the skeleton consist of other than bones and cartilage?
  3. 6. Ligaments are mostly made up of long fibers of ________?
  4. 7. The cardiac muscle is located where?
  5. 8. The muscles located in the intestines are _________?
  6. 9. Ligaments hold bones together at the _______.
  7. 10. The skeletal muscle allows movement because it is attached to bones by ________.
  8. 11. What does the musculoskeletal system protect?
  9. 12. The musculoskeletal system is made up of what?
  10. 13. ______ works as a cushion between our vertebrae and our joints.
  11. 15. What do the specialized muscle cells allow the muscle to do when signaled by nerve cells?
  12. 16. What allows bones to move?
Down
  1. 1. What is the name of the bone that covers your head?
  2. 4. How many bones in an adult body?
  3. 5. What are the main two minerals found in bone tissue?
  4. 12. Bone _______ produces red and white blood cells.
  5. 14. What does the musculoskeletal system support?