Skeletal System
Across
- 4. bone shaft
- 8. the ____ skeleton relates to the appendages
- 12. ___ vertebrae are adapted for weight-bearing
- 13. the thoracic ___ consists of the ribs, thoracic vertebrae, sternuum, & costal cartilages
- 15. a ___ bone is a plate-like shape with a broad surface
- 17. expanded ends of bones that for joints
Down
- 1. also called the tailbone
- 2. the radius and ____ make up the forearm
- 3. also called the breastbone
- 5. type of bone that varies in shape
- 6. triangular structure at the base of the vertebral column
- 7. cavity within a bone
- 9. humans typically have 12 of them
- 10. made up of 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones
- 11. small, nearly flat surface
- 14. the first vertebra which supports the head
- 15. tiny pit or depression in the bone
- 16. short bones are almost equal in length and ____
- 18. the only bone of the upper arm