Major Bones

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Across
  1. 3. Long bone in the forearm that runs parallel to the radius
  2. 4. Shield-shaped boney structure that strengthens the pelvis
  3. 7. Long flat bone in the central part of the chest
  4. 9. Flat triangular bone that provides an attachment point for muscles that make up the arm and shoulder
  5. 10. Thirty-three individual, interlocking bones
  6. 15. They are analogous to the metatarsal bones in the foot
  7. 17. A set of seven irregular shaped bones in the ankle area.
  8. 18. Eight small bones that make up the wrist
  9. 19. Group of five long bones in the foot
  10. 21. Runs from shoulder to elbow
Down
  1. 1. Thin,long and lateral bone that stabilizes the ankle and muscles in the lower leg
  2. 2. Connects axial skeleton to lower limbs
  3. 5. Protects internal thoracic organs
  4. 6. Protects the brain
  5. 8. Sesamoid
  6. 11. Weight bearing bone in the lower leg
  7. 12. Small irregular hump-shaped bone that sits between the tibula and the fibula
  8. 13. Runs from sternum to shoulder blades
  9. 14. Longest bone in the skeletal system
  10. 16. They make up the fingers of the hand and toes of the feet
  11. 20. Long bone in the forearm that is thinner that the ulna