Skeletal System Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Results from a twisting force
  2. 7. small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower (inferior) part of the sternum, which is usually ossified in the adult human.
  3. 8. unpaired bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain.
  4. 11. are thin and relatively broad bones that are found where extensive protection of organs.
  5. 12. A fracture in which the bone ends are forced into each other.
  6. 14. two lowermost, the eleventh and twelfth rib pairs; so-called because they are attached only to the vertebrae
  7. 15. Bone is broken completely, but ends do not penetrate the skin.
  8. 16. large multinucleate giant bone cell attached to the bone surface.
  9. 18. is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is situated in the middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the basilar part of the occipital bone.
  10. 20. bars of hyaline cartilage that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax
  11. 22. the jaw or jawbone
  12. 23. tubular shaft and articular surface at each end
  13. 24. A fracture in which the bone splinters, but the break is incomplete.
  14. 25. a long, flat bone, forming the middle portion of the front of the chest.
  15. 27. Fracture type which is a typical skull fracture.
  16. 28. bones with complex shapes.
  17. 29. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forms the prominence of the cheek
Down
  1. 1. formed by a fluid-filled compartment within the body, called the coelom
  2. 2. Bone penetrates the skin; also known as an open fracture.
  3. 3. broad upper part of the sternum.
  4. 5. ocated beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres of the mammalian brain.
  5. 6. Bone is crushed.
  6. 9. the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle
  7. 10. The first seven ribs attach to the sternum
  8. 13. paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head, including areas concerned with the reception and correlation of sensory information.
  9. 15. bones with the same width and length
  10. 17. ells with a single nucleus that synthesize bone
  11. 19. binds together the cartilage that forms individual nose contours and shapes.
  12. 21. Bones are broken into many pieces.
  13. 26. rigid external covering for the body