Part D - Crossword Puzzle [Skeletal System]
Across
- 2. The number of coxae bones that make up the hip (not including fused bones).
- 4. The cavity that serves as the "socket" of the scapula.
- 6. The capitate, scaphoid, and hamate belong to a group called the ______ bones.
- 7. The fluid-filled sacs that reduce friction at particular joints such as the knee.
- 9. The lateral bone of the lower leg.
- 10. The anatomical name for the collar bone.
- 12. The lateral bone of the antebrachium (forearm).
- 16. The division of the skeletal system that includes the skull.
- 18. The suture that connects the two parietal bones.
- 19. This term refers to the shaft of the bone.
Down
- 1. The fluid that is associated with many fully-movable joints.
- 2. The vertebrae to which ribs attach.
- 3. The bone-forming cells.
- 5. The type of bone that is made of osteons.
- 8. The cavity that serves as the "socket" into which the femur fits.
- 11. These are openings within the skull bones that allow it to be lighter and easier for humans to lift and move our head around.
- 13. The anatomical name for the cheekbone.
- 14. This term refers to the anatomical term for the ends of long bones (plural).
- 15. The anatomical name for the heel bone of the foot.
- 17. The most inferior portion of the sternum.