Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 3. Soft spots that allow for growth of the brain...made up of membrane and cartilage and turn to bone by 18 months
  2. 5. The color of marrow that produces red blood cells
  3. 6. Kneecap
  4. 7. Larger bone of the lower arm
  5. 11. The slender smaller bone of the lower leg
  6. 13. 26 bones of the spinal column
  7. 14. Shoulder blades
  8. 15. the skeleton that forms the trunk of the body
  9. 16. Large weight bearing bone of the lower leg (shin bone)
  10. 17. Cells that form new bone tissue
  11. 19. The long shaft part of long bones
  12. 20. Air spaces in the bones of the skull
  13. 23. Fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
  14. 28. An articulation or area where 2 bones meet or join
  15. 29. The name of the canal in the diaphysis filled with yellow marrow
  16. 30. The spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain
  17. 31. Breast bone
  18. 33. Lower arm bone (thumb side)
Down
  1. 1. the skeleton that forms the extremities
  2. 2. Instep of the foot (5)
  3. 4. The area where cranial bones join together
  4. 8. Wrist bones (8)
  5. 9. Ankle bones
  6. 10. The outer covering of the bone that contains blood vessels, lymph vessels, and osteoblasts.
  7. 12. The type of marrow that serves as a storage area for fat and contains leukocytes
  8. 18. A membrane that lines the medullary canal and keeps yellow marrow intact
  9. 21. Palm of the hand (5)
  10. 22. Fingers, thumbs, and toes
  11. 24. True, false, and floating are names for these
  12. 25. Thigh
  13. 26. A passage or opening through which blood vessels or nerves pass
  14. 27. Upper arm bone
  15. 32. The ends of long bones