Skeletal system

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Across
  1. 2. a tough but flexible tissue that is the main type of connective tissue in the body
  2. 6. A fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.
  3. 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
  4. 8. a flat triangular bone located at the back of the trunk and resides over the posterior surface of ribs two to seven
  5. 9. includes the bones that form the skull, laryngeal skeleton, vertebral column, and thoracic cage
  6. 10. the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body who’s main function is weight bearing and stability of gait
Down
  1. 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.
  2. 3. includes the bones of the shoulder girdle, the upper limbs, the pelvic girdle, and the lower limbs.
  3. 4. a set of twelve bones which form the protective 'cage' of the thorax
  4. 5. the 33 individual bones that interlock with each other to form the spinal column
  5. 10. the thinner and posteriolaterally situated of the two lower leg bones