20 major bones of the Skeletal System.

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