The Skeletal System
Across
- 3. bone formed from 5 vertebrae fused together near base of spinal column
- 5. L1-L5
- 7. "to form bone"
- 10. my latin word means "purse"
- 12. measurement used to determine the amount of movement in a joint
- 15. skeleton consisting of the arms and legs
- 17. bone above the upper teeth
- 19. thin layer of cells
Down
- 1. a bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
- 2. can be referred to as the breastplate
- 3. s-shaped curvature
- 4. produces humpback and loss of height
- 6. malignant tumor arising from the cartilage
- 8. flexible connective tissue
- 9. joint that has free movement
- 11. tear in the fibrous tissue that connects bones
- 13. bone tissue
- 14. pulling or dragging force exerted on a limb in a distal direction
- 16. a "floating" bone
- 18. the longest bone in the body