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Skeletal System
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Across
1. About half of your 206 bones are in your hands and _____.
6. The only bone that is not directly connected to another bone.
7. Shoulder blade.
8. The ilium is one of three _____ bones and is known for its ala, or wings.
10. _____ bones are thinner and lighter than male bones.
12. The tarsal bones make up the _____ of your foot.
15. The cervical vertebrae is called the _____, because it admits the rotation of the skull.
17. Fibula means _____.
18. The average adult has 32 _____.
20. The largest bone of the body.
22. The average adult _____ is made up of 22 bones.
24. A total of _____ bones comprise the ankle.
25. The bones of the skull form a protective case which protects the _____.
26. Long upper arm bone.
Down
1. An opening or hole in a bone.
2. Because it is usually between the ages of 18-21 that the last two molars grow in, these teeth are known as _____ teeth.
3. At birth, babies have 350 individual _____.
4. An _____ has an average of 206 bones.
5. The _____ is the backbone of your body.
9. Thirty-three irregularly shaped bones.
11. Tooth _____ is the hardest substance in the human body.
13. The _____ is made up of 26 bones.
14. The _____ ribs are the upper seven pairs in the ribcage.
16. The ischium bone bears the weight when a person _____.
19. The calcaneus is another name for your _____ bone.
21. The fibula is the smaller of the two bones of the lower _____.
23. Twelve pairs of _____ are held in place by the spine.
24. Laymen term for the tibia bone.