Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 2. -a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced
  2. 3. - the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in humans parallel to the tibia
  3. 6. -the end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.
  4. 8. -one of the two bones that make up the forearm
  5. 10. - a region of the mammalian body that refers to the upper trunk, between the base of the neck and the diaphragm
  6. 11. - the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them.
  7. 14. - one of two bones that make up the forearm, the other being the radius
  8. 15. long bone of the upper limb, which extends from the shoulder to the elbow.
  9. 16. - technical term for collarbone.
  10. 18. - the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate leg that is located between the knee and the ankle
  11. 19. -the jaw or a jawbone
  12. 20. -a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint
  13. 21. -Any of a series of long, curved bones extending from the spine and enclosing the chest cavity
  14. 22. - a framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head.
  15. 23. - a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
  16. 25. - a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back
  17. 27. -each of the series of small bones forming the backbone
Down
  1. 1. - firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints.
  2. 4. - the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate
  3. 5. - the strong and compact type of bone found on the outer layer of the long bones
  4. 7. - large triangular-shaped bone that lies in the upper back.
  5. 9. - the breastbone
  6. 12. -the bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee.
  7. 13. -the eight small bones that make up the wrist (carpus) that connects the hand to the forearm.
  8. 16. -characterized by its spongy, porous, honeycomb-like structure and is typically found at the ends of long bones
  9. 17. - small bones that compose the fingers and toes
  10. 22. - an immovable junction between two bones, such as those of the skull.
  11. 24. - Structure in the body where two parts of of the skeletal system (bones) connect
  12. 26. - the large bony structure near the base of the spine to which the hind limbs or legs are attached in humans and many other vertebrates