Across
- 3. The shoulder blade bone
- 6. The skeletal division that includes the limbs, shoulders, and pelvic girdle
- 7. The point or location where two or more bones meet
- 8. Flexible connective tissue that cushions the ends of bones at joints
- 9. shinbone
- 10. The longest and strongest bone in the human body
- 13. The group of eight small bones that make up the wrist
- 15. The outer and smaller of the two bones between the knee and ankle
- 16. The group of seven bones that form the ankle and heel
- 19. The ring of bones at the base of the spine that supports the legs
- 23. The long bone in the upper arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow
- 24. The individual bones that make up the spinal column
Down
- 1. The kneecap bone that protects the knee joint
- 2. The bone in the forearm located on the side opposite the thumb
- 4. The breastbone located in the central part of the chest
- 5. The bone in the forearm located on the thumb side
- 8. The collarbone that connects the arm to the trunk
- 11. The five bones located between the wrist and the fingers
- 12. The curved bones that form a protective cage around the chest cavity
- 14. The skull bone that encloses and protects the brain
- 17. The skeletal division that includes the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage
- 18. The lower jawbone, which is the strongest bone in the face
- 20. Tough connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
- 21. The bones that make up the fingers and toes
- 22. Flexible but tough connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone