skeletal system

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Across
  1. 4. Bone in the middle of chest, holds rib cage together
  2. 6. First 7 vertebrae in the spinal column
  3. 7. Help with the movement of bones
  4. 8. Protect kidneys, heart and lungs
  5. 11. The ______ skeleton consists of the bones of the pectoral and pelvic griddles and the limbs
  6. 12. forms birth canal
  7. 13. You have ____ bones as a baby than you do as an adult
  8. 15. Important mineral for building strong bones
  9. 17. Holds bone to bone
  10. 21. Fingers are also known as
  11. 22. First responders to start healing process
  12. 23. changes in the female pelvis occur during
  13. 24. Projection on the back of each vertebrae
  14. 29. The ______ and the ______ make up the inside of your pelvis
  15. 32. Immovable fibrous joint, unites all bones of the skull
  16. 33. Progressive disease that lowers the density of bones over time, making them weak and more likely to fracture
  17. 36. Hold bone to muscle
  18. 37. Lower jaw bone
  19. 38. Shoulder blade
  20. 40. 5 fused vertebrae that make up part of the hip
  21. 42. Only bone in the thigh
  22. 43. Cartilage found attached to all ribs
  23. 45. The mandible & Maxilla protect your _____
  24. 46. place where 2 bones meet
Down
  1. 1. Smallest bone in human body
  2. 2. What bone protects the brain?
  3. 3. 5 vertebrae found in the lower back
  4. 5. Attaches to the vertebrae in the back and indirectly to the sternum
  5. 6. Spongy tissue at the ends of bones
  6. 9. The ______ includes 24 moveable vertebrae
  7. 10. Mature bone cell that maintains the bone matrix
  8. 13. Located between the carpals and phalanges
  9. 14. Joint that allows extension
  10. 16. 1st Vertebrae, allows head to turn
  11. 18. Bottom bony projection of the sternum
  12. 19. What kind of joint is located in our elbow and kneecap?
  13. 20. Includes tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges
  14. 22. Which bone makes your outer ankle bone
  15. 25. A structure made up of bones
  16. 26. form at the base of the fingers
  17. 27. What is the top part of the sternum called?
  18. 28. Ribs that connect both to the sternum and the vertebrae
  19. 30. What kind of cartilage is compared to bone
  20. 31. What is responsible for producing red blood cells?
  21. 34. Superior flaring portion of the hip bone
  22. 35. Hinges to humorous, forms elbow and lower side of lower arm to pinky finger
  23. 39. The joint that allows for rotation
  24. 41. 4 vertebrae that make up your tailbone
  25. 44. Head, spine and thoracic cavity make up the ____ skeleton