THE HUMAN SKELETON
Across
- 1. Skeleton which consists of ribcage, verterbral column and skull
- 3. A bone in the forearm Thumb side
- 7. Cervical verterbrae with a reduced centrum and wing like processe.
- 9. Smallest bone in the human body
- 10. The collarbone
- 12. Verterbrae with the longest neural spine.
- 13. Tough fibrous tissues that join a bone to bone.
- 16. Bone found in the leg, below the knee joint on the big toe side
- 18. Protects the knee joint and prevents dislocation
- 19. Cavity of the pelvic girdle where the femur articulates
- 23. The largest bone in the human body
- 24. Extensor muscles of the arms
- 27. A joint that allows movement in all directions
- 28. Dome-shaped muscle that plays a crucial role in breathing.
- 30. Is made up of Ilium, Ischium and Pubis.
Down
- 2. Vertabrae with an odontoid process
- 4. Has a glenoid cavity and a coracoid process
- 5. Bone found in the upper arm
- 6. Mineral abundant in bones.
- 8. Lubricates the joints and reduce friction.
- 9. Muscles that are joined to bones
- 11. Muscle responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
- 14. Fibre that connects muscle to bone
- 15. A bone in the forearm with an olecranon process and a sigmoid notch
- 17. Lines that form joints in the bones of the skull.
- 20. Main function of the skeletal system
- 21. Bone that forms the breast bones and is attached to the ribs.
- 22. Type of joint that allows flexion and extension in knee and elbow
- 25. Bone that protects the brain
- 26. Muscles of the heart
- 29. Flexor muscles of the arms