Skeletal System Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. the lower back region of your spinal column or backbone
  2. 7. the middle section of your spine
  3. 8. fracture in which a bone that is broken in at least two places
  4. 12. hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility has a shaft and two ends(the tibia, fibula, femur, metatarsals, and phalanges)
  5. 13. bones that, in shape and structure and therefore do not fit into any other category
  6. 14. a small independent bone or bony nodule developed in a tendon where it passes over an angular structure, typically in the hands and feet, kneecap
  7. 16. The hardening of cartilage into bone.
  8. 18. Thick connective tissue that holds bone to bone.
  9. 21. also called an open fracture, is a fracture in which there is an open wound or break in the skin near the site of the broken one
  10. 23. Type of marrow that is composed of fat cells and stores energy.
  11. 24. The dense layer of bone that lies beneath the periosteum.
  12. 25. Soft, flexible, connective tissue that acts as a cushion between bones and provides a slippery surface to reduce friction.
Down
  1. 1. supports the structures of the face and provides a protective cavity for the brain
  2. 2. The outermost layer of bone.
  3. 4. Type of bone marrow that produces red and white blood cells.
  4. 5. Thick connective tissue that holds bone to muscle.
  5. 6. the topmost vertebra of the backbone, articulating with the occipital bone of the skull.
  6. 9. bones that are shaped roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone (located in the hands and feet)
  7. 10. Places where two bones meet.
  8. 11. fracture that occurs when a bone bends and cracks, instead of breaking completely into separate pieces
  9. 15. section of the spine that runs from the base of the neck to the bottom of your rib cage
  10. 17. series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes.
  11. 19. Porous, lightweight, and strong tissue that makes up the inside of a bone.
  12. 20. made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone. They have a flat shape (skull, ribs)
  13. 22. skull bone that forms the prominent part of the cheek and the outer side of the eye socket.