Them Bones

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver (5)
  2. 6. Of or relating to the ___ of the uterus (8)
  3. 8. Bone linking the scapula and sternum (8)
  4. 12. Any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes (10)
  5. 13. A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments (6)
  6. 14. Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium (12)
  7. 15. Of or relating to the chest or ___ (8)

Down

  1. 1. The outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle (6)
  2. 2. Breaking of hard tissue such as bone (8)
  3. 3. The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs (7)
  4. 4. A displacement of a part from its normal position (11)
  5. 5. A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint (7)
  6. 7. Bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow (7)
  7. 9. A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles (plural) (9)
  8. 10. The point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (plural) (6)
  9. 11. The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton (5)