skeletal puzzle

2. mostly located in the appendicular skeleton and include bones in the lower limbs
5. comprised of a proximal base, a shaft and a distal head.
7. protects the organs in the thoracic cavity
8. Located in the wrist and ankle joints, short bones provide stability and some movement.
9. flat at the back of the hand and bowed on the palmar side
13. known as the shoulder blade
15. allows the wrist to move.
16. the largest and most superior of the three bones that join to form the hipbone or os coxa.
18. forms the posterolateral portion of the hip bone
19. the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body.
20. contribute to the movements of the hand and elbow, and therefore the function of the upper limb.
23. house and protect the sense organs of smell, sight, and taste
24. to articulate with the ulna and humerus at the elbow to provide supination and pronation.
26. acts as the stabilising bone
27. low back
30. helps fingers balance
31. forms the hard external layer of all bones and surrounds the medullary cavity, or bone marrow.
32. forms the pelvis by joining with the hip bones

1. provide mobility and stability to the head
3. protect internal organs such as the brain, heart, and pelvic organs.
4. In the human ankle there are seven
6. It gives your body structure and support.
10. to bear weight with the medial aspect of the tibia bearing the majority of the weight load.
11. supports the musculature and structures of the face and forms a protective cavity for the brain.
12. The skull or known as the
14. a sigmoid-shaped long bone with a convex surface
17. maintaining pharynx and trachea support
21. a long, flat, bony plate that forms the most anterior section of the rib cage.
22. functions to protect the knee joint
25. to combine with the tibia and provide stability to the ankle joint.
28. helps you move your head side to side
29. reduces the density of bone and allows the ends of long bones to compress as the result of stresses applied to the bone