Across
- 2. a tough but flexible tissue that is the main type of connective tissue in the body
- 6. A fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.
- 7. a bone that's located in the middle of your chest and protects the organs of your torso from injury and also serves as a connection point for other bones and muscles
- 8. a flat triangular bone located at the back of the trunk and resides over the posterior surface of ribs two to seven
- 9. includes the bones that form the skull, laryngeal skeleton, vertebral column, and thoracic cage
- 10. the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body who’s main function is weight bearing and stability of gait
Down
- 1. a membranous tissue that covers the surfaces of your bones. The only areas it doesn't cover are those surrounded by cartilage and where tendons and ligaments attach to bone.
- 3. includes the bones of the shoulder girdle, the upper limbs, the pelvic girdle, and the lower limbs.
- 4. a set of twelve bones which form the protective 'cage' of the thorax
- 5. the 33 individual bones that interlock with each other to form the spinal column
- 10. the thinner and posteriolaterally situated of the two lower leg bones