Across
- 2. There are 306 bones in the human body.
- 3. The largest bone in the human body.
- 5. The long shaft of a long bone.
- 7. Another name for the kneecap.
- 10. The process of bone formation.
- 12. The 5 vertebrae that make up the lower back.
- 13. The type of rib that has no attachment to the sternum.
- 15. The type of joint movement involving lessening the angle between bones.
- 16. The hard external covering of a long bone.
- 18. The vertebrae that make up the base of the neck.
Down
- 1. This material takes the place of disintegrating cartilage as endochondral bones develop.
- 3. One of the four types of bones.
- 4. Endochondral bones begin as this material.
- 6. The most common type of joint in the body.
- 8. The expanded portion at the end of a long bone.
- 9. The opening at the base of the skull that allows for the spinal cord to connect to the brain.
- 11. One function of the skeletal system is to produce blood cells.
- 14. The more common word for your coccyx.
- 17. The vertebrae that allow for attachment of the ribs.