Skeletal System Crossword
Across
- 6. Longest bone in the body
- 7. jawbone
- 8. intermediate part of the hand
- 10. kneecap
- 11. U shaped bone at the front of the neck
- 12. bones formed around tendons due to strain
- 13. seven bones at the base of the foot by the ankle
- 15. Supports the structures of the face and provides protective cavity for the brain
- 17. Internal framework of the human body
- 19. shorter bone in the forearm
- 21. protects most internal abdominal organs
- 22. longer bone in the forearm
- 23. bone at the front of the skull
- 24. connects the growth plates to the breast bones
- 25. oblong bones at the front of the face
Down
- 1. shoulder blade
- 2. trapezoid shaped bone in back of skull
- 3. fingers and toes
- 4. unpaired bone inside the skull
- 5. located at the sides and base of the skull
- 9. Long bone in the arm connecting the shoulder to the lower arm
- 14. breastbone
- 16. smaller bone in the lower leg
- 18. longer bone in the lower leg
- 20. eight small bones in the hands