Down
| 2. | a joint in which a ball-shaped portion of a bone fits into a cup-shaped portion of another bone; shoulders and hips are examples (2 words) |
| 3. | new growth of bone joining the broken ends of a fracture |
| 5. | hard, white outer layer of a bone (2 words) |
| 6. | upper seven vertebrae in the neck (2 words) |
| 8. | joint permitting back-and-forth motion; elbows and knees are examples (2 words) |
| 10. | tough protein fiber found in bones |
| 11. | gaps between an infant’s cranial bones |
| 12. | gristly material at the ends of bones; also forms a baby’s skeleton |
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Across
| 1. | last two pairs of ribs (2 words) |
| 4. | smaller bone in the lower leg |
| 7. | the vertebrae in the lower back which support the back muscles (2 words) |
| 14. | places where two bones meet |
| 15. | hard covering used to hold a fracture in place while it heals |
| 17. | wrist bones (2 words) |
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