Across
- 2. sheet or bands of connective tissues that bind together muscles, organs and other structures
- 5. strong band of connective tissue which connect bone to other bone at joint
- 8. the body part housing the heart and lungs; located between the neck and diaphragm
- 9. the soft spot in the top of the skull; the location of un-calcified bone at birth
- 10. soft, shock absorbing substance which covers the ends of bones and reduces bone-on-bone injury; also, connective tissue that becomes bone with age
- 12. connective tissues which connect muscles to bones at a joint (When the muscle contracts, the tendon pulls the bone in the direction of the contraction.)
- 13. part of the body housing the digestive organs
Down
- 1. an animal which stands on four feet; includes cattle, sheep, dogs, cats and the majority of animal species
- 3. the bones that make up the shoulders, fore limbs, pelvis and hind limbs, whose primary purposes are for movement and locomotion
- 4. the study of structures in the body that can only be viewed with a microscope
- 6. the bones of the head and trunk, including the vertebrae and ribs, whose primary purpose is for protection of internal organs
- 7. an animal which stands on two feet; includes the kangaroo, the human and almost all bird species
- 11. location where two bones meet