Skeletal System Def. Crossword
Across
- 3. longer than they are wide
- 8. bony framework of the head
- 9. occurs when the center of the soft, rubbery disc between vertebras slip out
- 10. connect bone to muscle
- 11. protective shield around the organs of the upper body
- 13. joint between the thigh and leg composed of the patella
- 14. region from the knee to the ankle formed by the fibula and tibia
- 18. caused by the breakdown and loss of the cartilage of one or more joints
- 19. is disrupted, and the amount and variety of proteins in bone is altered
- 20. make the protective frame around the brain
- 21. connect bone to bone
Down
- 1. immovable joint to attach bones together
- 2. 12 pair of thin flat curved bones which connect to the sternum
- 4. bones which form the axis of the body
- 5. provides shape and form for the body while protecting the vital organs
- 6. disease of bone in which the bone mineral density is reduced, bone micro-
- 7. triangular bone which fits between the femur and the tibia
- 8. forms the back wall of the pelvic girdle
- 12. created from osteoblasts
- 15. contains the bones of the ankle, instep and toes
- 16. composed of the pelvic girdle which includes two hip bones
- 17. s-curved deformation of the spine