The Skeletal System
Across
- 4. The core skeleton providing central support.
- 5. Turning the sole of the foot laterally outwards.
- 7. Biaxial joint where concave and convex surfaces meet.
- 9. Soft, elastic, non-vascularized connective tissue.
- 10. Short bones (carpals/tarsals) are compact and designed for strength.
- 11. White fibrocartilage provides shock absorption under stress.
- 12. Joint action decreasing the angle between bones.
Down
- 1. Ankle action involving pointing the toes.
- 2. Spongy bone containing a trabecular criss-cross matrix.
- 3. Uniaxial joint permitting rotation around an axis.
- 6. Composed of 5 fused sacral vertebrae.
- 8. Fibrous collagen tissue connecting bone to bone.