Skeletal System Functions & Structures
Across
- 4. the function of this is to protect the brain
- 5. group of cells that carry out specialized activities
- 9. this is an air filled chamber that makes bones lighter
- 11. division of the skeletal system that includes the arms and legs
- 12. there are 7 _________ vertebrae in the neck
- 15. this suture separates the occipital and parietal bones
- 17. this suture separates frontal and parietal bones
- 18. _____ bones are small & boxy
- 19. this is the bottom jaw bone
Down
- 1. there are 8 ______ bones that support the brain
- 2. this bone shape is small, flat and irregularly shaped
- 3. division of the skeletal system that includes the skull and vertebral column
- 6. the ______ is inferior to the lumbar vertebrae that articulates with the hip bones
- 7. there are 14 ______ bones that support & guard digestive and respiratory entrances
- 8. thigh
- 10. shoulder blade
- 13. top of the skull and ribs are an example of this bone shape
- 14. this type of bone is long & slender
- 16. vertebrae are an example of this type of bone shape
- 18. the patella is an example of this bone shape