VT-200 Skeletal System Review

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Across
  1. 4. These bones connect the ankle to the toes of the animal’s hindlimb.
  2. 5. The wrist joint.
  3. 7. These vertebrae are large enough to support the abdominal organs without help from the ribs.
  4. 10. This bone starts developing as 3 separate bones that eventually fuse together.
  5. 11. The main weight-bearing bone of the antebrachium.
  6. 12. Digits.
  7. 14. The ankle joint.
  8. 15. The most proximal bone of the thoracic limb.
  9. 16. These vertebra support the chest and are posterior attachments for the ribs.
  10. 18. In most animals, this bone is comprised of 37-38 separate bones.
  11. 19. Nearly all mammals have 7 of this vertebrae, even the giraffe.
  12. 20. The main weight-bearing bone of the hindlimb.
Down
  1. 1. The long bone of the thigh.
  2. 2. This bone forms the floor of the thorax.
  3. 3. This bone forms a major portion of the elbow joint.
  4. 6. The long bone of the upper brachium.
  5. 8. The number of these bones present is equal to the number of vertebrae holding them in place.
  6. 9. These bones connect the wrist to the toes of the animal’s forelimb.
  7. 13. This bone doesn’t offer support but acts as a muscle attachment site.
  8. 15. These vertebrae are located dorsal to the pelvis and form joints with it on either side.
  9. 17. Tail bones.