Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 3. Fuses plates of parietal bones
  2. 6. Type of joint that includes intervertebral disks and pubis symphysis
  3. 8. The clavicle and scapula are bones that compose the _______ girdle
  4. 10. Collarbone; attaches medially to manubrium of sternum and laterally to scapula
  5. 12. The femur and tiia are bones forming the ____joint
  6. 15. A "soft" bone condition in children; usually due to lack of calcium or vitamin D in the diet
  7. 16. Bones of the hand
  8. 19. Most joints of the limbs. Have greatest mobility
  9. 20. Paired bones forming most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium
  10. 21. Site of mastoid process, styloid process, and external auditory meatus
  11. 22. Bones of the wrist
Down
  1. 1. The system increases bone strength and viability by a pulling action
  2. 2. A fracture in which the end of the bone penetrates through the skin surface
  3. 4. Lower jaw
  4. 5. Bone regions united by fibrous connective tissue
  5. 7. The first seven pairs of ribs, attached directly to the sternum
  6. 8. Bones of the fingers (and toes)
  7. 9. The ilium, pelvis, and ischium fuse to form which bones?
  8. 11. Body system that provides vitamin D for proper calcium absorption
  9. 13. Forehead bone; the bony projections under the eyebrows
  10. 14. Longest bone in the body; articulates with the coxal bone
  11. 17. Skeletal division that forms the longitudinal axis of the body
  12. 18. Skeletal division with bones of limbs and girdles