The Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 1. the bones have a joint cavity, and they are held together by ligaments and separated by synovial fluid in the joint cavity
  2. 3. Thin parallel surfaces usually protecting vital organs
  3. 9. increasing the angle between two bones
  4. 13. bending of the foot towards the shin
  5. 15. includes the bones of the pectoral girdle and the upper body, and the bones of the pelvic girdle and the lower body
  6. 16. Vertebrae
Down
  1. 2. movement of a bone towards the midline
  2. 4. fibrous cords of dense connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
  3. 5. dense connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
  4. 6. Hinge joint
  5. 7. decreasing the angle between two bones
  6. 8. forms the long axis of the body, and includes the skull, vertebra, ribs, sternum and hyoid bone
  7. 10. Ball and socket joint
  8. 11. Relatively long and slender
  9. 12. Allows for flexion and extension at the joint
  10. 14. the bones have no joint cavity, and they are held together by strong connective tissue