Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 1. Central supporting axis of the skeleton
  2. 2. Longest and strongest bone in the body
  3. 5. Bone known as the collarbone
  4. 10. Vertebrae allowing head movement up and down
  5. 12. Bones forming part of the hard palate and nasal cavity
  6. 13. Auditory _____________. 3 small bones that transmit soundwaves to the inner ear
  7. 15. Largest and strongest bone of the face
  8. 16. Bones forming part of the medial side wall of the orbit
  9. 18. Bone forming a key part of the cranial floor
  10. 19. Bones forming the top and sides of the cranial cavity
  11. 22. Bones forming the bridge of the nose
  12. 25. Part of the vertebral column with twelve vertebrae
  13. 26. Vertebrae allowing head to swivel from side to side
  14. 27. Bones shaping the cheeks and outer edge of the orbit
Down
  1. 1. Bones of the limbs, pelvic, and shoulder areas
  2. 3. The only bone that does not articulate with any other bone
  3. 4. Socket of the hip joint
  4. 6. Bone contributing to the walls of the orbits and nasal cavity
  5. 7. Bones forming the sides of the cranium and part of the cranial floor
  6. 8. Bone forming the forehead and the roof of the eye sockets
  7. 9. Bone consisting of manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
  8. 11. Bone known as the shoulder blade
  9. 14. Bone forming the rear of the skull
  10. 17. Bone forming the inferior half of the nasal septum
  11. 20. Part of the vertebral column with five vertebrae
  12. 21. Bones forming the upper jaw
  13. 23. Five fused vertebrae at the base of the spine
  14. 24. Four fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, also known as the tailbone