The skeletal system
Across
- 2. The thighbone. It is the longest and strongest bone in your body.
- 3. a bone that's located in the middle of your chest
- 6. (2 words)basin-shaped complex of bones that connects the trunk and the legs
- 9. outer of two bones of the lower leg or hind limb
- 11. the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- 12. the arm bone between your shoulder and your elbow
Down
- 1. (2 words)also called spinal column, spine, or backbone, in vertebrate animals, the flexible column extending from neck to tail, made of a series of bones
- 3. also known as the shoulder blade, is a large triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back
- 4. the bone that connects the breastplate (sternum) to the shoulder
- 5. the shinbone, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg
- 7. (2 words)surrounds the lungs and the heart, serving as an important means of bony protection for these vital organs
- 8. the outer of the two bones of the forearm when viewed with the palm facing forward
- 10. one of two bones that make up the forearm, the other being the radius