The Skeletal System
Across
- 4. smallest bone found in the ear of the human body
- 9. carry messages from your brain to muscle fibres
- 11. triceps are this type of muscle
- 16. type of bones that help you move
- 17. the point at which two bones meet
- 19. muscle found in the heart
- 21. a stack of 26 bones
- 22. carry oxygen all over the body
Down
- 1. a bundle of nerves that connects your brain to the rest of your body
- 2. organ that sends message through nerves to contract muscles
- 3. connects muscles to bones
- 5. soft and spongy tissue found in bones
- 6. type of muscle that supports bones
- 7. food rich in _______ is good for bones
- 8. your backbone
- 10. breaks in bones
- 12. like a cage that surrounds your heart, lungs and liver
- 13. type of muscles that is found in intestines, stomach and bladder
- 14. a group of cells
- 15. pull your forearms up
- 18. muscle that pumps blood through the body
- 20. type of bones that help keep you upright