skeletal system ch 6 crossword puzzle

Question 1

The large process of the fibular tarsal bone. It is the equivalent of the human heel.

Answer 1

calcaneus

Question 2

The _________ process is the single, dorsally projecting process of a vertebra.

Answer 2

spinous

Question 3

________ bones are present in tendons and act as bearings over joint surfaces.

Answer 3

sesamoid

Question 4

Bones of the forelimbs that lie between the carpals and phalanges.

Answer 4

Metacarpals

Question 5

Socket in the pelvic bones where the head of the femur joins to form the hip joint.

Answer 5

acetabulum

Question 6

The joint composed of the carpal bones. Equivalent to the human wrist.

Answer 6

carpus

Question 7

The ______ cartilage is the cartilaginous, ventral portion of a rib.

Answer 7

costal

Question 8

The “point” of the elbow. It’s a process of the ulna.

Answer 8

olecranon process

Question 9

The ________ vertebrae are the bones in the abdominal region

Answer 9

lumbar

Question 10

The __________ surface is the smooth joint surface of a bone that contacts another bone in a synovial joint.

Answer 10

articular

Question 11

The _____vertebrae are the bones of the neck portion of the spinal column.

Answer 11

cervical

Question 12

Any lump, bump, or other projection on a bone.

Answer 12

process

Question 13

A large, rounded articular (joint) surface.

Answer 13

condyle

Question 14

______ bones are small bones shaped like a cube or marshmallow.

Answer 14

short

Question 15

A depressed area in a bone, usually occupied by muscle.

Answer 15

fossa

Question 16

The ______ process is the last, most caudal sternebra.

Answer 16

xyphoid process

Question 17

Two rows of short bones located between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula, and the proximal ends of the metatarsal bones.

Answer 17

tarsus

Question 18

The _____ vertebrae are the fused bones of the spinal column that lie in the pelvic area.

Answer 18

sacral

Question 19

The knee cap.

Answer 19

patella

Question 20

The ________ junction is the junction between the bony and cartilaginous portions of a rib.

Answer 20

costochondral

Question 21

The first, most cranial sternebra.

Answer 21

manubreum

Question 22

Bones of the digits. Toes or fingers.

Answer 22

phalanges

Question 23

The ______ vertebrae are the bones of the spinal column in the chest area.

Answer 23

thoracic

Question 24

_______ bones are longer than they are wide.

Answer 24

Long

Question 25

Bones that are relatively thin, consisting of two plates of compact bone separated by a layer of cancellous bone.

Answer 25

flat