Skeletal System
Across
- 5. Cube-shaped
- 6. Example of a long bone
- 7. Make up the wrist
- 10. Decreases friction at joint surfaces
- 13. Shoulder blade
- 16. Bone tissue that is homogeneous
- 18. Number of cervical vertebrae
- 19. Can be found in children up to 24 months
- 20. Only bone that does not articulate with another bone
- 22. Bone destroying cells
- 24. Shaft of a long bone
- 25. Arranged in connecting rings called lamellae
- 27. Color of marrow found in adult medullary cavity
Down
- 1. Ends of long bone
- 2. S-shaped curvature
- 3. Example of irregular bone
- 4. Break in a bone
- 8. Fracture caused by excessive twisting
- 9. Thin, flattened, and usually curved
- 11. Medial bone of the forearm
- 12. Supply bone cells with nutrients
- 13. Composed of small needle like pieces of bone
- 14. Growth in bone width
- 15. Runs perpendicular to the central canal
- 17. Axial skeleton is divided into _______ parts
- 21. Tailbone
- 23. Break that doesn’t penetrate the skin
- 26. Allows for nodding movement