BONES OF THE BODY Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• patella : "knee cap" bone
• femur : strongest, biggest bone in the body, found in the thigh
• humerus : hitting the end of your "funny bone" at the elbow tingles and really is not funny
• sternum : cpr compression on the chest are done here
• calcaneus : heel bone of the foot
• carpals : bones in the wrist
• tarsals : bones in the ankle
• metacarpals : bones beyond the wrist on top of the hand
• metatarsals : bones beyond the ankle on top of the foot
• tibia : big bone in the shin or lower leg
• fibula : small, skinny bone in the shin or lower leg
• radius : bone in the forearm by the thumb
• ulna : bone in the forearm by the pinky
• phalanges : bones of the fingers or toes
• ribs : bones that protect the lungs
• clavicle : collar bone, the most commonly broken bone
• cervical vertebrae : bones in the neck (2 words)
• lumbar vertebrae : bones in the lower back (2 words)
• thoracic vertebrae : bones in the upper back (2 words)
• coccyx : "tail bone"
• mandible : jaw bone
• ilium : hip bone or top of the pelvis
• sacrum : triangular bone at the base of the spine, at the back of the pelvis
• scapula : shoulder blade
• skull : bone that mainly protects the brain