Skeletal System Crossword

4. Moving a body part closer to the midline of the body
8. Joint that is oval shaped head and elliptical cavity between metacarpals and phalanges
9. Gaps between a baby's skull that slowly close up during the first 18 months of life
11. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower extremities
13. Straightening of a joint so the angle increases
15. Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone
16. Portion of the skeletal system that consists of the skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
21. Bending of a joint so the angle decreases
22. bone forming cells
23. Joint that is nearly flat or slightly curved bones of the wrist and ankle
24. Shaft of a long bone
25. Canal that carries vessels running vertically
26. The bone of the upper arm
27. The bone that is also called the kneecap
30. The lateral bone of the forearm (thumb side)
32. made of the manubrium, body and xiphoid process (from top to bottom)
33. Joint with cylindrical surface and ring of bone in the elbow and neck

1. Cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow
2. Canal that carries vessels running horizontally
3. A bone cell
5. Joint with convex surface and concave surface of the elbow, fingers and knee
6. The medial bone of the forearm (pinky side)
7. The lateral and smaller bone of the lower leg
8. Hairlike canals that connect lacunae to each other and the central canal
9. The thigh bone
10. Proximal and distal ends of the bone
12. Cylindrical structures that are made of compact bone
14. 8 cranial bones, 14 facial bones
17. Bone tissue reduces weight by having many small spaces and is found in the epiphyses.
18. The medial and larger bone of the lower leg
19. Bending the foot upward
20. break down bone
28. Moving a body part away from the midline of the body
29. Small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes
31. A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles.