Nervous, Skeletal & Muscular Systems
Across
- 3. absorbs shock and provides flexible structure, reduces joint friction
- 7. only located in the heart, striated and involuntary
- 8. process of cartilage changing into bone
- 9. areas where bones meet
- 12. system provides protection to vital organs, aids in locomotion and blood production and is used for storgae
- 14. walks on four legs
- 15. electrochemical reaction driven by sodium and potassium
- 16. attaches bone to bone
- 17. attached to bone, striated and voluntary
Down
- 1. connects muscle to muscle
- 2. wavelike series of muscular contractions which push material along the digestive tract
- 4. part of the skeleton which includes the pectoral girdle, pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
- 5. located in the digestive system, non-striated and involuntary
- 6. bones which make up the vertebral column and skull
- 10. walks on two legs
- 11. gathers information from the body, processes information and responds to the information within the body
- 13. attaches muscle to bone and is made of elastin