Across
- 3. the energy required for muscle contraction
- 5. joint with the rounded end of one bone fitting into a ring formed by the other bone
- 9. special type of muscle found only in the heart
- 10. longest/heaviest/strongest bone in the body
- 13. lobe of the brain that contains the motor cortex
- 14. surrounds and protects the spinal cord/supports the head/acts as an attachment point for ribs and muscles of the back and neck
- 16. joint in which the bones are connected by cartilage
- 18. three layers of protective covering around the brain
- 20. the bones of the upper and lower limbs
- 25. the bones in the center of the body including the skull/middle ear/vertebral column/ribcage
- 26. central shaft of bone, contains bone marrow in a medullary cavity
- 27. type of muscles that attach to bones/skin and control locomotion
Down
- 1. nerves that control internal organs and glands
- 2. nerves that control skeletal muscles
- 4. the bones in the chest also known as the "rib cage"
- 6. joint held together by fibrous connective tissue
- 7. what it is called when a skeletal muscle shortens
- 8. specialized cells that can receive and transmit chemical or electrical signals
- 11. one of 12 pairs of long/curved bones that attach to the thoracic vertebrae and curve toward the front of the body to form the ribcage
- 12. one of the bones of the fingers or toes
- 15. eight bones that comprise the wrist
- 17. bone that supports the structures of the face and protects the brain
- 19. tree-like structures that receive messages from other neurons
- 21. lobe of the brain that involved with speech and reading
- 22. lobe of the brain involved with vision
- 23. joint comprised of a rounded/ball-like end of one bone fitting into a cuplike socket of another bone that allows for movement in all directions
- 24. joint that permits movement in one direction only
- 28. any place where bones are joined