Across
- 4. the blood cell production process
- 5. edge of a bone
- 6. a long column of bones
- 8. can protect our rib cage, skull, and spine
- 11. lighter and less dense
- 12. mineral calcium
- 15. a long, thin projection
- 16. provides a frame for us
- 17. center portion of the skeleton
- 19. longer than they are wide
- 20. a small bone commonly found in muscles
Down
- 1. a connective tissue
- 2. a series of tubes around narrow channels
- 3. a round bone on our knee so it can move
- 7. they vary in shape and size
- 9. distal end of the femur
- 10. a connective tissue in the skeletal system
- 13. made up of a layer of spongy bone
- 14. its purpose is to cushion joints
- 18. a fibrous connective tissue
