Skeletal System Crossword
Across
- 4. Results from a twisting force
- 7. small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower (inferior) part of the sternum, which is usually ossified in the adult human.
- 8. unpaired bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain.
- 11. are thin and relatively broad bones that are found where extensive protection of organs.
- 12. A fracture in which the bone ends are forced into each other.
- 14. two lowermost, the eleventh and twelfth rib pairs; so-called because they are attached only to the vertebrae
- 15. Bone is broken completely, but ends do not penetrate the skin.
- 16. large multinucleate giant bone cell attached to the bone surface.
- 18. is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is situated in the middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the basilar part of the occipital bone.
- 20. bars of hyaline cartilage that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax
- 22. the jaw or jawbone
- 23. tubular shaft and articular surface at each end
- 24. A fracture in which the bone splinters, but the break is incomplete.
- 25. a long, flat bone, forming the middle portion of the front of the chest.
- 27. Fracture type which is a typical skull fracture.
- 28. bones with complex shapes.
- 29. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the cheek
Down
- 1. formed by a fluid-filled compartment within the body, called the coelom
- 2. Bone penetrates the skin; also known as an open fracture.
- 3. broad upper part of the sternum.
- 5. ocated beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres of the mammalian brain.
- 6. Bone is crushed.
- 9. the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle
- 10. The first seven ribs attach to the sternum
- 13. paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information.
- 15. bones with the same width and length
- 17. ells with a single nucleus that synthesize bone
- 19. binds together the cartilage that forms individual nose contours and shapes.
- 21. Bones are broken into many pieces.
- 26. rigid external covering for the body