Major Bones of the Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 3. a bone located in the middle of the chest.
  2. 4. a set of seven irregularly shaped bones situated in the ankle area.
  3. 6. a long bone in the forearm, lies parallel to the radius.
  4. 7. the longest and strongest bone in your body.
  5. 9. a small bone located in the front of the knee joint, it protects the knee.
  6. 10. also called the shinbone, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg.
  7. 12. a large bone of the forearm that extends from the side of the elbow to the thumb side of the wrist.
  8. 15. bony framework thats protects the heart and lungs.
  9. 17. bones that make up the fingers of the hand and the toes of the foot, there are 56 of them.
  10. 18. it connects the breastplate to the shoulders.
Down
  1. 1. also called the calf bone, smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
  2. 2. the intermediate bone in the human hand.
  3. 3. a shield shaped bony structure that is connected to the pelvis.
  4. 5. protects the face and forms a protective cavity for the brain.
  5. 8. part of the mid foot, is tubular in shape.
  6. 11. the body's central support structure, it connects the different parts of the skeleton together.
  7. 13. armbone between your shoulder and your elbow.
  8. 14. holds the lower teeth in place and forms the lower jawline.
  9. 16. also known as the tail bone and is comprised of 4 vertebrae.
  10. 17. Girdle a ring-like bony structure, located in the lower part of the trunk.