Skeletal System Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. a small, triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and some apes, formed of fused vestigial vertebrae.
  2. 6. vertebrae the vertebrae of the neck
  3. 7. a bone of the tarsus
  4. 12. bones of the finger or toe.
  5. 13. vertebrae the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis
  6. 16. any of the bones of the foot
  7. 17. one of the two large bones of the forearm
  8. 18. a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow
  9. 20. each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs
  10. 21. second largest bone next to the femur
  11. 22. collarbone
Down
  1. 1. skull
  2. 2. each of the series of small bones forming the backbone
  3. 3. the kneecap
  4. 4. eight small bones that make up the wrist
  5. 5. located on the opposite side of the forearm from the thumb
  6. 8. shoulder blade or wing bone
  7. 9. thigh bone
  8. 10. any of the five bones of the hand
  9. 11. breastbone
  10. 14. calf bone
  11. 15. vertebrae a group of twelve small bones that form the vertebral spine in the upper trunk.
  12. 16. the jaw or a jawbone
  13. 19. a sturdy ring of bones that protects the delicate organs of the abdominopelvic cavity