Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 4. bone shaft
  2. 8. the ____ skeleton relates to the appendages
  3. 12. ___ vertebrae are adapted for weight-bearing
  4. 13. the thoracic ___ consists of the ribs, thoracic vertebrae, sternuum, & costal cartilages
  5. 15. a ___ bone is a plate-like shape with a broad surface
  6. 17. expanded ends of bones that for joints
Down
  1. 1. also called the tailbone
  2. 2. the radius and ____ make up the forearm
  3. 3. also called the breastbone
  4. 5. type of bone that varies in shape
  5. 6. triangular structure at the base of the vertebral column
  6. 7. cavity within a bone
  7. 9. humans typically have 12 of them
  8. 10. made up of 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones
  9. 11. small, nearly flat surface
  10. 14. the first vertebra which supports the head
  11. 15. tiny pit or depression in the bone
  12. 16. short bones are almost equal in length and ____
  13. 18. the only bone of the upper arm