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