Skeletal System Functions & Structures

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Across
  1. 4. the function of this is to protect the brain
  2. 5. group of cells that carry out specialized activities
  3. 9. this is an air filled chamber that makes bones lighter
  4. 11. division of the skeletal system that includes the arms and legs
  5. 12. there are 7 _________ vertebrae in the neck
  6. 15. this suture separates the occipital and parietal bones
  7. 17. this suture separates frontal and parietal bones
  8. 18. _____ bones are small & boxy
  9. 19. this is the bottom jaw bone
Down
  1. 1. there are 8 ______ bones that support the brain
  2. 2. this bone shape is small, flat and irregularly shaped
  3. 3. division of the skeletal system that includes the skull and vertebral column
  4. 6. the ______ is inferior to the lumbar vertebrae that articulates with the hip bones
  5. 7. there are 14 ______ bones that support & guard digestive and respiratory entrances
  6. 8. thigh
  7. 10. shoulder blade
  8. 13. top of the skull and ribs are an example of this bone shape
  9. 14. this type of bone is long & slender
  10. 16. vertebrae are an example of this type of bone shape
  11. 18. the patella is an example of this bone shape