The Skeletal System
Across
- 1. Breastbone
- 4. Outside layer of bone
- 5. Hindmost bone of the skull
- 7. Shoulder blade
- 10. In the center of the bone, produces blood cells
- 13. Hold 2 bones together
- 15. Holds muscle to bone
- 16. Inner, larger bone of the forearm
- 18. Lower jaw
- 19. Elbows, knees, and hips
- 21. 5 bones that form the palm of the hand
- 26. Uppermost, largest bone of the arm
- 27. 2 bones that make up the cheeks
- 29. Larger of 2 bones that form the lower leg
- 30. Thighbone
- 31. Smaller, outside bone of the lower leg
- 32. Forms the kneecap
- 33. Forms the forehead
- 34. Joins all the bones of the cranium together
- 37. 2 bones of the upper jaw
- 40. 5 long and slender bones, similar to metacarpals
- 42. Ankle bone
- 43. 2 bones form the bridge of the nose
Down
- 1. Lubricates and cushions joints
- 2. Bones of the fingers and toes
- 3. 12 pairs of bones
- 6. Make up the foot close to the heel
- 8. Pelvis and skull
- 9. An oval case that protects the brain
- 11. Light spongy bone between the eye sockets
- 12. 2 bones the form the sides and crown of the skull
- 14. Inside layer of bone
- 17. Protective coating over the bones that allows the muscles ti slide over them without friction, contains blood vessels
- 20. U shaped bone at the base of the tongue
- 22. Collarbone
- 23. Connects 2 or more bones together
- 24. Known as the chest
- 25. 7 bones at the top of the vertebrae column
- 28. Wrist, flexible joint
- 30. Made of 26 bones
- 35. Smaller bone of the forearm
- 36. 2 bones form the sides of the head in the ear area
- 38. Tissue at the end of bones
- 39. The study of bones
- 41. 2 bones at the front inner wall of the eye sockets