The Skeletal System
Across
- 5. Muscle which covers the shoulder joint
- 6. Cartilage Flexible cartilage found in the ear and epiglottis
- 7. Bone Hard, dense bone tissue found in shaft of bones
- 8. Soft spot on a baby's skull that later hardens into bone
- 10. Bones of the fingers and toes
- 12. Broad, flaring part of the pelvis
- 14. Bones that form the ankles
- 18. Cell that builds new bone tissue
- 19. Flat bone known as the shoulder blade
- 22. Connective tissue attaching bone to bone
- 23. Lower, posterior of pelvis
- 29. Oxygen-carrying cell produced in bone marrow
- 30. Stores fat in bone cavities
- 31. Bone forming the upper jaw
- 33. Immune cell produced inside bones
- 36. Known as the collarbone
- 38. Bones of the limbs and girdles (skeleton)
- 39. Bone alongside the tibia
- 42. Bone supporting the upper nose
- 45. Forearm bone on the thumb side
- 46. Outer protective layer of skin
- 48. Another word for cancellous bone
- 52. Hip bone
- 56. Longest and strongest bone in the body
- 58. Cell that breaks down old bone
- 60. Forearm bone on the pinky side
- 62. Muscle attachment point to a stationary bone
- 64. Large opening at skull base for spinal cord
- 65. Site of red blood cell production
- 67. Shaft of a long bone
- 68. Nerve carrying signals from spinal cord to body
- 70. Small tailbone at bottom of vertebral column
- 71. Blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart
- 73. Cavity Central cavity within long bones containing marrow
- 76. Joint found in hip and shoulder
- 78. Vertebrae C1-C7 bones that support the neck
- 79. Muscle that straightens the arm at elbow (brachii)
- 80. Bone U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue
- 81. Growth plate in a long bone where bone growth occurs in children
Down
- 1. Connective tissue attaching muscle to bone
- 2. Microscopic unit of compact bone
- 3. Joint that allows for bending
- 4. The 5 bones of the foot
- 9. End part of a long bone
- 11. Scientific term for a joint, where two bones meet
- 13. Cord of nervous tissue that carries nerve signals from your brain to the rest of your body and back
- 15. Immovable joint between skull bone
- 16. Bone structure that protects the brain
- 17. Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from heart
- 20. Membrane covering outer surface of bones
- 21. Leg muscles which straighten the knee
- 24. Hormone lowering blood calcium levels
- 25. Longer and known as shinbone
- 26. Lubricating fluid in freely movable joints
- 27. The 5 bones of the hand
- 28. Dense outer layer of bone
- 32. Vertebrae L1-L5 bones in the lower back
- 34. Hard structures for chewing, embedded in jaws
- 35. Upper arm bone
- 37. Main flexor muscle of the upper arm (brachii)
- 40. Bone that forms the kneecap
- 41. Strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones
- 43. Gland regulating calcium levels for bones
- 44. Floating, false, and true bones the protect the heat and lungs
- 47. Muscle attachment point to a movable bone
- 49. Bony structure protecting lungs and heart
- 50. Vertebrae Middle section of the spine connected to ribs
- 51. Leg muscles which bend the knee
- 53. Mature bone cell maintaining bone tissue
- 54. Cartilage Smooth tissue covering ends of bones at joints
- 55. Capsule Fibrous tissue enclosing a synovial joint
- 57. Movable bone forming the lower jaw
- 59. Eight small bones that form the wrist
- 61. Fused vertebrae forming part of the pelvis
- 63. Bone at the center of the chest
- 66. Microscopic blood vessel for nutrient/gas exchange
- 68. Joint that allows for rotating
- 69. Junction where neurons communicate with muscles
- 72. Front part of pelvis
- 74. Skull, vertebral column, and rib cage (skeleton)
- 75. Palate Bony roof of the mouth
- 77. Inner layer of skin containing nerves and blood vessels