Across
- 2. firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract
- 3. thigh bone
- 5. a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.
- 6. the membrane of blood vessels and nerves that wraps around most of your bones
- 7. one of the two bones that make up the forearm
- 10. a cord of strong, flexible tissue, similar to a rope
- 11. one of the two forearm long bones that, in conjunction with the radius, make up the antebrachium
- 15. a skeleton that is on the inside of a body, like humans, dogs, or some fish
- 18. a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
Down
- 1. the part of the skull that encloses the brain, braincase
- 4. a hard covering that supports and protects the bodies of some types of animals
- 6. comprised of the large hip bone, the os coxae, on each side
- 8. the bone that connects the clavicle to the humerus
- 9. collarbone
- 12. breastbone
- 13. made of connective tissue reinforced with calcium and specialized bone cells
- 14. an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant
- 16. a structure in the human or animal body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together
- 17. the bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.