Skeletal System Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. ex. patella, sternum, hip bone
- 4. a fracture resulting from a twisting force
- 5. longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body
- 10. the cells that secrete bone matrix
- 12. maintain bone metabolism
- 16. the bone cells that break down the bone
- 20. the cheek bones
- 21. limbs and girdles of the body
- 22. skull, spinal column, and abdomen
- 28. 56 of these bones in the hands and feet
- 29. lower jaw
Down
- 1. base of the spine
- 3. a typical skull fracture
- 5. the browbone and forehead
- 6. an incomplete bone break
- 7. tough outer bone layer tissue
- 8. a.k.a the "magnetic" bone
- 9. the flat bone in the knee
- 11. ex. carpals and tarsals
- 13. a fracture that breaks the skin
- 14. the formation of blood cells
- 15. ankle bones
- 17. a fracture where the bone is broken into many pieces
- 18. shaped like a butterfly
- 19. the tailbone
- 23. shoulder bones
- 24. ex. femur, tibia, ulna, radius
- 25. inner bone layer
- 26. upper jaw bone
- 27. the collarbone