Across
- 2. a projection of the pelvis and upper thigh bone on each side of the body in human beings and quadrupeds
- 4. the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the human body
- 5. a type of connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
- 6. a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis
- 8. outer surface
- 11. Latin for "The brooch"
- 14. mineral your body needs to build and maintain strong bones and to carry out many important functions
- 15. a deficiency disease that affects the young during the period skeletal growth
Down
- 1. the spinal column
- 3. the bony structure inside your hips, buttocks and pubic region
- 7. essential nutrients
- 9. tough fibrous band of connective tissue that serves to support the internal organs and hold bones together in proper articulation at the joints
- 10. the protective bone at the front of your knee.
- 12. a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined
- 13. a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced