Body Mechanics

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Across
  1. 2. a small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the spinal column
  2. 4. either of two slender bones, each articulating with the sternum and a scapula and forming the anterior part of a shoulder
  3. 6. a band of connective tissue that connects bone to bone to provide strength & flexibility to a joint.
  4. 9. any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee
  5. 11. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs
  6. 12. a natural anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee or a bivalve shell
  7. 13. turn to face up
  8. 15. the part of the foot that includes the bones between the ankle and toes.
  9. 16. a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
  10. 19. bending
Down
  1. 1. either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder
  2. 3. a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
  3. 4. A type of supportive & protective tissue which covers the ends of bones that make up a joint.
  4. 5. a long, flat, narrow MUSCLE extending obliquely from the front of the hip to the inner side of the tibia, assisting in bending the hip or knee joint and in rotating the thigh outward: the longest muscle
  5. 7. the bone of the lower jaw
  6. 8. the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee
  7. 10. located in the front of the upper arm and assisting in bending the arm
  8. 14. Moving away from the body
  9. 17. the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee
  10. 18. a dense connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone