Skeletal System

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

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