Skeletal System Crossword

Bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body
bones of the limbs and girdles
Includes the bones, joints, cartilages, and ligaments (fibrous cords that bind the bones together at joints).
It _____ the internal framework of the skeletal system
Bones are the ___ of the soft body organs
___ is the result of using the bones as levers to move the body and its parts
storehouse
occurs within the marrow cavities of certain bones
is dense, smooth and homogenous
composed of small needle-like pieces of bones and lots of open space
mostly compact, long than wide, and have shaft heads at both ends
cube shaped and contain mostly spongy bones
thin, flattened, and usually curved (bones)
are bones that do not fit with long, short, or flat bones
(or shaft) makes up most of the bones length and composed of compact bones
a fibrous connective tissue membrane
hundreds of connective tissue fibers
the ends of the long bones
covers external surfaces; instead of periosteum
a thin line of bony tissue spanning the epiphysis
a flat plate of hyaline cartilage
cavity of the shaft is primarily a storage area for adipose tissue
cavity of shaft where blood cells are formed in infants
mature bone cells
tiny cavities found within the matrix