skeletal crossword
Across
- 1. do not attach to the sternum
- 6. fracture where bone is crushed
- 8. bone at the bottom of the spine
- 11. type of bone that is cube shaped in appearance
- 12. responsible for bone formation
- 14. responsible for breaking down bone matrix
- 18. smallest of the true vertebrae
- 23. bone located on top of the skull
- 24. bone located at lower back of the cranium
- 27. bone in lower jaw area
- 29. fracture where bone broken into many pieces
- 31. type of bone that does not fit into any other category
Down
- 2. type of bone that has a shaft and 2 ends
- 3. separates nasal cavity from brain
- 4. "butterfly shaped" bone
- 5. mature osteoblasts
- 7. typical skull fracture
- 9. facial bones that form cheeks
- 10. type of bone that protects internal organs
- 13. bone located on the sides of the skull
- 15. protects heart and lungs
- 16. fractures most common in infants and children
- 17. attach to the sternum
- 19. consist of 24 bones surrounding the chest
- 20. "tail bone"
- 21. bone in upper jaw
- 22. bone located in front of the skull
- 25. fracture that does not penetrate skin
- 26. most superior to the sternum
- 28. fracture that results from twisting force
- 30. fracture where bone penetrates skin