physiology crossword puzzle
Across
- 3. broken bone ends are forced into each other
- 4. fingernail-sized bones
- 5. forms the longitudinal axis of the body
- 6. form most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium
- 8. bone breaks into three or more fragments
- 9. most posterior bone of the cranium
- 14. bone is crushed
- 15. cradle for the eyes and allows facial muscles to move to show emotions
- 16. formed by two sets of bones
- 19. longer than they are wide
- 21. lower jaw
- 22. another word for spine
- 24. butterfly-shaped;forms part of the floor of the cranial cavity
- 25. referred to as the cheekbones
- 27. broken bone portion is pressed inward
- 28. single bone in the median line of the nasal cavity
- 29. formed where the paired parietal bones meet the frontal bone
- 30. unique shaped
Down
- 1. bone breaks incompletely
- 2. small retangular bones formin g the bridge of the nose
- 7. ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces on applied to bone
- 10. is composed of 126 bones of the limbs, pectoral, and pelvic girdles
- 11. formed at the midline where two parietal bones meet
- 12. forms the forehead
- 13. forms the upper jaw
- 15. thin,flattened, and usually curved
- 17. only bone in the body not connected to anything
- 18. cube-shaped and mostly spongy
- 20. encloses and protects the fragile brain tissue
- 23. lie inferior to the parietal bones
- 26. irregularly shaped; forms the roof of the nasal cavity