Skeletal Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Used for extensive protection or as large surface area for muscle to attach to
  2. 4. when a bone is broken and pressed inward
  3. 5. A light and porous bone
  4. 7. Connect to only the vertebrae
  5. 9. Protects the spinal cord
  6. 10. Connect to the vertebrae but not directly to the sternum
  7. 13. when a the bones ends are forced into each other
  8. 15. The second vertebrae in the vertebral column
  9. 16. Bones that vary in shape and are often complex
  10. 17. A solid and heavier bone
  11. 18. Made up of 7 vertebrae
  12. 21. when a bone is broken into more than 3 pieces
  13. 22. Connect to both the vertebrae and the sternum
  14. 23. Made up of 5 vertebrae
  15. 24. A mature bone cell
  16. 26. Bones that are shaped like cubes and are made of mostly spongy bone
  17. 27. A Part of the skeleton that contains the skull, rib cage, and the vertebral column
  18. 28. when a bone is broken by twist force
Down
  1. 1. dense and hard bones that provide strength and structure
  2. 3. A part of the skeleton that contains the lower and upper limbs
  3. 6. A cell used to break down bone
  4. 8. when a bone is broken from only one side
  5. 10. The longest and strongest bone in the body
  6. 11. A bone building cell
  7. 12. Made up of 5 fused vertebrae
  8. 14. The only bone in the body that doesn't come into contact with any other bone
  9. 18. when a bone is crushed
  10. 19. Made up of 4 fused vertebrae
  11. 20. The first vertebrae in the vertebral column
  12. 25. Made up of 12 vertebrae