Skeletal System Review

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