20 major bones of the Skeletal System.

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Across
  1. 2. bony structure that supports the face and forms a protective cavity for the brain.
  2. 4. shield-shaped bony structure that is located at the base of the lumbar vertebrae and that is connected to the pelvis.
  3. 5. a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below.
  4. 7. also known as the kneecap
  5. 10. part of the bones of the mid-foot and are tubular in shape.
  6. 12. bones that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot.
  7. 13. interlocking bones that form the spinal column.
  8. 15. extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna
  9. 16. eight small bones that make up the wrist
  10. 17. bone that connects the breastplate to the shoulder.
Down
  1. 1. girdle set of bones in the appendicular skeleton which connects to the arm on each side.
  2. 3. long bone found in the forearm that stretches from the elbow to the smallest finger, and when in anatomical position, is found on the medial side of the forearm.
  3. 4. large triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back.
  4. 6. only bone located within the human thigh.
  5. 8. a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
  6. 9. set of seven irregularly shaped bones.
  7. 11. located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist which forms the connection to the forearm.
  8. 12. structure that supports the spinal column and protects the abdominal organs
  9. 14. surround the chest, enabling the lungs to expand and thus facilitate breathing by expanding the chest cavity.