Across
- 2. Part of skeleton that includes the chest, skull, and spinal column
- 4. Long bone extending from the hip to the knee
- 6. Ankle bone that connects the tibia and the fibula
- 7. A tear in a ligament or the fibrous tissue that connects bones
- 8. Precursor of bone that allows movement in the synovial joints
- 10. "floating" bone imbedded in the tendons of the thigh muscle
- 13. Skeleton that includes arms, legs, and shoulder and pelvic girdles
- 15. Thin layer of cells that line the inner surface of the medullary cavity
- 16. Each end of a long bone
- 17. Bones that make up the fingers
- 18. Joint with free movement
- 19. Joint with no movement
- 20. Mature bone cells that make up osseous tissue
- 23. Backward bending as of the hand or foot
- 25. Lower jawbone
- 26. Fibrous membranes that join the cranial bones
- 27. "Ties" bones together
Down
- 1. Upper jawbone
- 3. Heavy bone or shin bone of the lower leg
- 4. Lower leg bone that doesn't bear the weight of the body
- 5. Flat bone in the chest
- 7. Viscous fluid that fills spaces within each synovial joint
- 8. The heel bone
- 9. Type of fracture with no wound or open skin
- 11. Long bone that extends from the shoulder to the end of the elbow
- 12. Type of tissue that makes up bones
- 13. Joint with little movement
- 14. Shaft of a long bone
- 17. Membrane that covers bones
- 19. Turning the palm or foot upward
- 21. Places where bones come together
- 22. Connects muscle to bone
- 24. Turning inward