Skeletal System Crossword puzzle
Across
- 4. Bone in the upper arm.
- 9. a bone in the lower leg. Known as the shinbone.
- 10. protects the bladder and the uterus. Also connects two of the strongest bones in the body.
- 11. bone in the forearm. extends from elbow to pinky
- 13. foot bones
- 15. Shoulder blades. Only bone in the body that is horizontal in position
- 16. a bone in the lower leg. Runs parallel to shinbone
- 17. Made of collagen and calcium
Down
- 1. toes or fingers
- 2. 33 irregular bones that cover the spinal cord.
- 3. ankle bone
- 5. Smallest bone of the internal ear. 2.5mm-3.3mm. Smallest bone of the body.
- 6. bones in the palm/hand
- 7. wrist bones
- 8. Long flat bone that protects the heart and lungs behind it.
- 12. a bone in the forearm. extends from elbow to thumb
- 14. another name for the skull which protects the brain.