The Skeletal System

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