Across
- 2. bones bone forming the central side and upper back part of each side of the skull.
- 5. breastbone
- 6. a compound bone that forms the base of the cranium
- 8. fracture generally occurs in the spongy bone in the spine.
- 9. fracture a fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted.
- 13. a mature bone cell
- 15. ribs bones that are not attached directly
- 16. large cells that reobsorb or break down bone matrix
- 17. protection for broad surfaces
- 18. fracture when the bone is fractured, one fragment of bone goes into another.
- 20. fracture more common among athletes.
- 21. provide support and stablility
- 22. area of the back of the head
- 23. common amoung kids
- 25. bones form on both sides of the skull
- 27. made of small needle-like pieces and open space.
- 28. spongey bone
- 30. surrounds and protects the anterior portion of the brain.
Down
- 1. formed in the longitudinal axis of the body
- 3. limbs and girdles
- 4. shaft of bone
- 7. lower part of the sternum
- 10. proctect spinal cord
- 11. fracture the bone is shattered into many pieces
- 12. bone forming cells
- 14. fracture a straight break right across a bone
- 19. dense and appears homogenous
- 24. ends of the bones
- 26. 33 individual bones
- 29. strongest bone of the body