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