Skeletal Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. bone is crushed
- 4. dense bone
- 5. bottom of the sternum
- 8. usually bones that protect organs
- 10. upper part of the sternum
- 11. encloses the spinal cord
- 16. broken bone ends are forced into each other
- 18. mature bone cells
- 19. small body
- 20. bones with open space
- 22. Limbs and girdles.
- 27. bone destroying cells
- 29. protect the heart and lungs
Down
- 1. no body
- 2. excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
- 3. bone breaks into three or more fragments
- 6. bone forming cells
- 7. hole in the bone
- 9. Forms the longitudinal axis of the body.
- 12. spongy bones that have an outer layer of compact bone
- 13. ends of the bone
- 14. shaft of the bone
- 15. middle part of the sternum
- 17. broken bone portion is pressed inward
- 21. bone breaks incompletely
- 23. a bone that is longer than it is wide
- 24. come out of the spine and do not connect with any other bone
- 25. bones that are as wide as they are long
- 26. connect to rib 7
- 28. connect from the spine to the sternum