An Amazing Fact a Day

Human Skeleton
Amazing Fact
One-quarter of your bones are in your feet!

Challenge
Learn about the different bones in the human skeleton by completing the crossword clues.

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5 6

7 8

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6. Our skeleton allows us to do this. (4)

7. The skeleton is made up of many of these. (5)

9. Which important organ does the skull protect? (5)

10. Medical name for the shoulder blade. (7)

11. The small bones that form the backbone. (8)

Down
1. The common name of the joint between the upper and lower arm. (5)

2. A type of joint. (5)

3. These are attached to bones and allow bones to move by getting

shorter and longer. (7)

4. The name for where bones meet. (5)

5. Bones which protect the heart and lungs. (4)

8. Medical name for the knee bone. (7)

You could also try to find out:

• how many bones you have altogether;

• how the number of bones changes as you get older;

• which human bone is most often broken;

• how the skeletons of other mammals compare to human skeletons.

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Human Skeleton Answers

1 2 3 4
E H M J

5 6
L I U R M O V E

7 8
B O N E S I P I

9
O G C B R A I N

W E L S T t

E E

10
S C A P U L A

11
V E R T E B R A E

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6. Our skeleton allows us to do this. (4) move

7. The skeleton is made up of many of these. (5) bones

9. Which important organ does the skull protect? (5) brain

10. Medical name for the shoulder blade. (7) scapula

11. The small bones that form the backbone. (8) vertebrae

Down
1. The common name of the joint between the upper and lower arm. (5) elbow

2. A type of of joint. (5) hinge

3. These are attached to bones and allow bones to move by getting shorter and longer. (7)
muscles

4. The name for where bones meet. (5) joint

5. Bones which protect the heart and lungs. (4) ribs

8. Medical name for the knee bone. (7) patella