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