Across
- 4. The smaller lower leg bone
- 6. The forearm bone on the pinky side
- 8. The bones that make up the spine
- 9. Bones that protect the heart and lungs
- 10. The inner layer of bone that contains small spaces
- 12. The upper arm bone
- 15. Another name for the shoulder blade
- 16. A condition in which bones become weak and brittle
- 17. The larger lower leg bone also called the shin bone
- 19. The division of the skeleton that includes the skull spine and ribs
- 20. A bone that is longer than it is wide
- 22. The hip bones that support body weight
- 23. The kneecap
- 25. Soft tissue inside bones that produces blood cells
- 26. The place where two bones meet
- 29. The area of developing tissue near the ends of long bones
- 31. A hard living tissue that makes up the skeleton
- 32. The forearm bone on the thumb side
- 33. A joint that moves back and forth like the knee
- 34. A thin bone that protects organs
- 35. The breastbone in the center of the chest
- 36. The body system made up of all the bones
- 37. A function of the skeleton that shields vital organs
- 38. The longest bone in the body
Down
- 1. A mineral stored in bones along with calcium
- 2. A mineral stored in bones that keeps them strong
- 3. A joint that moves in many directions like the shoulder
- 5. A bone with a complex shape such as a vertebra
- 7. The division of the skeleton that includes the arms and legs
- 11. When a bone moves out of place at a joint
- 13. A small cube shaped bone
- 14. The lower jaw bone
- 15. The bone structure that protects the brain
- 18. The hard outer layer of a bone
- 21. A joint that allows rotation like in the neck
- 24. The function that occurs when muscles pull on bones
- 27. A break in a bone
- 28. Another name for the collarbone
- 30. The upper portion of the skull
- 36. A function of the skeleton that gives the body shape