skeletal system

2. - Two bones that form the upper cheek and the bottom of the eye socket; most fragile.
4. - U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue; supports muscles of the tongue.
5. - Two bones located on either side of the head, directly above the ears and below the parietal bones.
8. - Small long bone on the thumb side of the lower arm or forearm.
9. - Bones that form the digits or fingers.
11. - Long slender bones that connect the phalanges to the tarsals.
13. - Number of curved bones = 12 pairs (24).
14. - Ankle bone; forms the lower part of the ankle.
18. - Forms the back of the skull, indenting above the nape area.
19. - Longest thin bones that form the palm of the hand.
23. - Two long, flat bones that run across the front of the shoulder to link the sternum to the humerus.
24. - Long, narrow, flat plate that forms the center of the front of the chest.
26. - Form the digits of the foot.
27. - Two bones that join to form the bridge of the nose.

1. - Lower jaw; largest and strongest.
3. - Outer and narrower of the two lower leg bones; extends from the knee to the ankle.
4. - Largest bone of the upper arm; extends from the elbow to the shoulder.
6. - Two bones of the upper jaw.
7. - Extends from the top of the eyes to the top of the head to form the forehead.
10. - Small long bone on the finger side of the lower arm.
12. - Also called the shinbone; extends from the knee to the ankle.
15. - Smallest two bones of the facial skeleton; form the front part of the inner-bottom wall of the eye socket.
16. - Shoulder blade; large, flat bone extending upward from the middle of the back.
17. - Two bones that form the crown and upper sides of the head.
20. - Knee cap; sits over the front of the knee joint.
21. - Thigh bone; longest bone in the body.
22. - Small bones held together by ligaments to form wrist or carpus.
25. - Bones that make up the mid-foot and rear foot.