Skeletal System
Across
- 4. hold the skeleton together by attaching bone to bone
- 5. what protects the brain
- 7. lower arm bone attached to the pinky side of the hand
- 8. provide an anchor for the muscles to attach to the bones
- 9. also know as your shoulder blade
- 11. shinbone of your lower leg
- 12. breastbone that holds the ribs together
- 14. each of the bones that make the backbone which protects the spinal cord
- 16. bone in the lower arm on the thumb side which allows our hand to turn over
- 17. what protects your lungs and heart
- 18. the official name of the collarbone
Down
- 1. your kneecap
- 2. bone in the upper arm
- 3. in the thigh
- 5. coats the ends of bones to provide cushion
- 6. bones in the wrist
- 10. outer bone of your lower leg
- 13. hipbone
- 15. bones of the ankle