The Skeletal System (PSK 4U)

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Across
  1. 2. another name for "growth" plates
  2. 4. The longest bone in the body.
  3. 7. What some of the body's 300 plus bones do over time
  4. 8. The bone that protects the knee joint
  5. 10. These 14 ribs attach directly to the sternum
  6. 15. Most inferior, anterior, bone of the skull
  7. 17. An 'S' shaped curvature of the spine
  8. 19. Bones protect vital organs and also provide this
  9. 20. This bone disease effects mainly women
  10. 21. Girdle connecting the trunk and legs
  11. 22. Key bone that consists of 4-5 fused vertebra
Down
  1. 1. View of skeleton from the rear
  2. 3. This bone area helps to determine gender
  3. 5. Bone forming cells
  4. 6. This type of fracture displaces bone
  5. 9. Skeletal division central to human movement
  6. 10. spinal region that is attached to the ribcage
  7. 11. defective bone growth in children
  8. 12. Excessive outward curve in thoracic spine
  9. 13. Upper arm bone
  10. 14. This is the smallest bone in the body
  11. 16. These cells are formed in the bone marrow
  12. 18. The sphenoid is classified as this type of bone
  13. 23. Skeletal division which includes spine and rib cage