Skeletal Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. bones of the spine
- 4. bridge of bone that joins cheek bone
- 5. broken bone ends are forced into each other
- 11. blood cell formation
- 12. broken bone is pressed inward
- 15. when bone breaks from twisting
- 16. encloses and protects fragile brain tissue
- 17. thin,flattened, and usually curved
- 18. has a spiky, open appearance like a sponge
- 20. forms the sides and the roof of cranium
- 22. process of bone formation
- 25. forehead bone
- 27. another word for the shaft
- 29. bone breaks incompletely
Down
- 1. single bone in the median line of nasalcav
- 2. bone that doesn't form a joint
- 3. bone near the ear
- 6. ribs 1-7
- 7. ribs 8-12
- 8. when bone is crushed
- 9. lower jaw
- 10. bone-building cells
- 13. cube shaped and contain mostly sponge
- 14. ribs not directly connected to sternum
- 19. most posterior bone of cranium
- 21. dense, smooth and looks homogenous
- 23. connects to the coccyx
- 24. bones that don't fit in a category
- 26. bone-breaking cells
- 28. breastbone