The Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 1. Connective tissue attaching muscle to bone
  2. 5. Leg muscles which bend the knee
  3. 9. Oxygen-carrying cell produced in bone marrow
  4. 10. Flat bone known as the shoulder blade
  5. 13. Hormone lowering blood calcium levels
  6. 15. Bone at the center of the chest
  7. 18. Inner layer of skin containing nerves and blood vessels
  8. 19. Connective tissue attaching bone to bone
  9. 22. Large opening at skull base for spinal cord
  10. 23. Mature bone cell maintaining bone tissue
  11. 25. Shaft of a long bone
  12. 27. Joint that allows for rotating
  13. 31. Bony structure protecting lungs and heart
  14. 35. Floating, false, and true bones the protect the heat and lungs
  15. 36. Skeleton Skull, vertebral column, and rib cage
  16. 39. Strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones
  17. 41. Fused vertebrae forming part of the pelvis
  18. 44. Cartilage Flexible cartilage found in the ear and epiglottis
  19. 45. Immovable joint between skull bone
  20. 46. Lubricating fluid in freely movable joints
  21. 47. Muscle attachment point to a stationary bone
  22. 48. Stores fat in bone cavities
  23. 54. Bones of the fingers and toes
  24. 56. Growth plate in a long bone where bone growth occurs in children
  25. 62. Joint found in hip and shoulder
  26. 63. Skeleton Bones of the limbs and girdles
  27. 64. Forearm bone on the pinky side
  28. 65. Blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from heart
  29. 66. Forearm bone on the thumb side
  30. 68. Membrane covering outer surface of bones
  31. 69. Vertebrae C1-C7 bones that support the neck
  32. 70. Gland regulating calcium levels for bones
  33. 72. Cavity Central cavity within long bones containing marrow
  34. 73. Bone forming the upper jaw
  35. 75. The 5 bones of the foot
  36. 77. Bones that form the ankles
  37. 78. Hip bone
  38. 79. Dense outer layer of bone
Down
  1. 2. Cell that breaks down old bone
  2. 3. Vertebrae Middle section of the spine connected to ribs
  3. 4. Leg muscles which straighten the knee
  4. 6. Junction where neurons communicate with muscles
  5. 7. Soft spot on a baby's skull that later hardens into bone
  6. 8. Nerve carrying signals from spinal cord to body
  7. 11. Cartilage Smooth tissue covering ends of bones at joints
  8. 12. Nervous tissue that carries nerve signals from your brain to the rest of your body and back
  9. 14. Muscle attachment point to a movable bone
  10. 16. Muscle that straightens the arm at elbow
  11. 17. Muscle which covers the shoulder joint
  12. 20. Bone U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue
  13. 21. Vertebrae L1-L5 bones in the lower back
  14. 24. Bone Hard, dense bone tissue found in shaft of bones
  15. 26. Bone that forms the kneecap
  16. 28. Longer and known as shinbone
  17. 29. Hard structures for chewing, embedded in jaws
  18. 30. Immune cell produced inside bones
  19. 32. Front part of pelvis
  20. 33. Main flexor muscle of the upper arm
  21. 34. Bone alongside the tibia
  22. 37. Microscopic blood vessel for nutrient/gas exchange
  23. 38. Another word for cancellous bone
  24. 40. Scientific term for a joint, where two bones meet
  25. 42. Site of red blood cell production
  26. 43. Blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart
  27. 44. End part of a long bone
  28. 49. Cell that builds new bone tissue
  29. 50. Microscopic unit of compact bone
  30. 51. Movable bone forming the lower jaw
  31. 52. Joint that allows for bending
  32. 53. Capsule Fibrous tissue enclosing a synovial joint
  33. 55. Upper arm bone
  34. 56. Outer protective layer of skin
  35. 57. Small tailbone at bottom of vertebral column
  36. 58. Bone structure that protects the brain
  37. 59. Palate Bony roof of the mouth
  38. 60. Longest and strongest bone in the body
  39. 61. Lower, posterior of pelvis
  40. 67. The 5 bones of the hand
  41. 69. Eight small bones that form the wrist
  42. 71. Broad, flaring part of the pelvis
  43. 74. Known as the collarbone
  44. 76. Bone Bone supporting the upper nose