skeletal system Crossword Puzzles

Cell Terms 2021-08-31

Cell Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats
  2. play a role in organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
  3. provides protection for a cell
  4. helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization
  5. move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia
  6. Round part of most cells that are enclosed in a double membrane, controls the activities of the cell
  7. Protects the plant cell
  8. Is a cellular particle made of RNA and protein that serves as the site for protein synthesis in the cell
  9. hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell
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  1. converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis
  2. Powerhouse of the cell
  3. cause cell expansion, growth and replication
  4. Helps elminate wste products
  5. Where proteins received from the ER are further processed and sorted for transport to their eventual destinations
  6. Breaks down worn out cell parts

15 Clues: Powerhouse of the cell • Protects the plant cell • Helps elminate wste products • provides protection for a cell • Breaks down worn out cell parts • cause cell expansion, growth and replication • converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis • Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats • hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell • ...

CROSSWORD 2025-08-24

CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. A major muscle group located in the torso, often called “abs”
  2. A type of muscle under voluntary control that moves bones
  3. The ability of muscles to exert maximum force in a single effort
  4. Nutrient that supplies energy for exercise, especially endurance
  5. Nutrient essential for repairing and building muscle
  6. A quality improved by agility training: better ______ time
  7. The upper limb muscles used for pushing and pulling
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  1. Quality of maintaining stability while moving or standing
  2. – A body system benefit of endurance training: better heart ____
  3. Fibers responsible for sustained activity and long-duration effort
  4. The ability of muscles to continue working without tiring quickly
  5. Muscle group at the top of the body, important for lifting and posture
  6. A component of fitness that allows you to change direction quickly
  7. Period that allows muscles to recover and grow
  8. Positive results from strength training, such as stronger bones and better posture

15 Clues: Period that allows muscles to recover and grow • The upper limb muscles used for pushing and pulling • Nutrient essential for repairing and building muscle • Quality of maintaining stability while moving or standing • A type of muscle under voluntary control that moves bones • A quality improved by agility training: better ______ time • ...

AP Psych Modules 9-11 2021-10-27

AP Psych Modules 9-11 crossword puzzle
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  1. oldest part of the brain responsible for basic human functions, what keeps us alive
  2. subdivision of autonomic nervous system that arouses the body
  3. electrochemical communication network of the body
  4. fatty tissue encasing the axon
  5. the part of the nervous system that connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body
  6. a kind of mri that involves a sequence of mris taken in quick succession allowing brain activity to be viewed
  7. nueral clusters in the limbic system linked to emtion
  8. response in which nueron either fires completely or doesn't at all
  9. nuerons within the cns that act as middlemen between motor and sensory nuerons
  10. short period of time after a nueron has fired, action potential cannot occur again until the nueron has returned to its resting state
  11. brief electrical charge that travels down the axon, a nueral impulse
  12. branch-like message recievers of a nueron
  13. a nerve cell
  14. the chemical messengers of the endocrine system
  15. nuerons that carry outgoing info from the cns to the pns
  16. nuerons that carry sensory information into the cns
  17. molecule that blocks a nuerotransmitter's action
  18. nueral structure below the thalamus, helps maintain homeostasis, helps govern the endocrine system, and is linked to emotion and reward
  19. brain observing method involving the measurement of electrical activity on the brains surface
  20. brain observation that relys on the observation of radioactive glucose within the brain
  21. part of nueron that passes messages through the terminal branches
  22. brain observation method that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create images of soft tissue
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  1. brain observation method that uses a series of x rays to take cross sectional images of the brain
  2. nueral center in the limbic system that helps proccess and store explicit memories of facts and events
  3. part of the brain at the back of the brainstem, processes sensory info, coordinates movement and balance, enables non-verbal learning
  4. molecule that increases a nuerotransmitter's action
  5. gland in the endocrine system that
  6. part of brain at the base of the brainstem, controls breathing and heartbeat
  7. tissue damage
  8. the most influential, controls other endocrine glands
  9. chemical messengers that pass through the synaptic gap between nuerons
  10. communication system of the body that is slower than the nervous system, uses chemicals as messengers
  11. part of brainstem that is involved in arousal
  12. part of brain refered to as the sensory control center
  13. part of pns that controls internal glands and organs
  14. part of cell that contains the nucleus
  15. brain obersvation method that measures magnetic fields from natural brain activity
  16. pair of glands in the endocrine system that secrete arousing hormones
  17. subdivision of autonomic nervous system that calms the body
  18. level of stimulation needed to trigger a nueral impulse
  19. space between a terminal branch of one nueron and a dendrite of another
  20. abbreviation for part of the nervous system including the brain and spinal cord
  21. nueral system associated with emotions and drives
  22. part of pns that controls skeletal muscles
  23. self created morphine,nurotransmitter linked to pain control

45 Clues: a nerve cell • tissue damage • fatty tissue encasing the axon • gland in the endocrine system that • part of cell that contains the nucleus • branch-like message recievers of a nueron • part of pns that controls skeletal muscles • part of brainstem that is involved in arousal • the chemical messengers of the endocrine system • molecule that blocks a nuerotransmitter's action • ...

Skeletal System Key Terms 2022-10-27

Skeletal System Key Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Process of calcium builds up in body tissue, causing tissue to harden
  2. Thick, fibrous membrane that goes around and covers the outside of a bone
  3. Former osteoblasts become surrounded by unmineralized matrix during bone formation
  4. bone formation
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  1. Internal skeleton
  2. The straight shaft of a long bone
  3. The widened ends of a long bone. Each and contains the epiphysial plate where bone growth takes place.

7 Clues: bone formation • Internal skeleton • The straight shaft of a long bone • Process of calcium builds up in body tissue, causing tissue to harden • Thick, fibrous membrane that goes around and covers the outside of a bone • Former osteoblasts become surrounded by unmineralized matrix during bone formation • ...

Musculo-Skeletal & Immune system 2018-02-19

Musculo-Skeletal & Immune system crossword puzzle
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  1. our joint tissues become less resilient to wear and tear and start to degenerate manifesting as swelling, pain, and oftentimes, loss of mobility of joints.​
  2. white blood cells engulf substances and body temperature rises.
  3. an organism that causes a disease.​
  4. Nodes filter lymph for bacteria and tumor cells.
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  1. the four powerful muscles that support and stabilize the shoulder joint
  2. Red Blood Cell production in the bone marrow​
  3. largest lymphatic organ; disintegrates old red blood cells, produces lymphocytes and plasmids​

7 Clues: an organism that causes a disease.​ • Red Blood Cell production in the bone marrow​ • Nodes filter lymph for bacteria and tumor cells. • white blood cells engulf substances and body temperature rises. • the four powerful muscles that support and stabilize the shoulder joint • ...

Skeletal Dysplasia Conditions 2024-11-06

Skeletal Dysplasia Conditions crossword puzzle
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  1. Lethal short-limb dwarfism characterized by a notable reduction in the length of the long bones, pear-shaped chest, soft tissue redundancy, and frequency clover-leaf skull deformity and ventriculomegaly
  2. A skeletal dysplasia characterized by a very narrow thorax
  3. Lethal autosomal-recessive short-limb dwarfism marked by long bone and trunk shortening, decreased echogenicity of the bones and spine, and flipper-like appendages
  4. A defect in the development of cartilage at the epiphyseal centers of the long bones producing short, square bones
  5. A very rare anomaly in which there is fusion of the lower extremities
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  1. Metabolic disorder affecting the fetal collagen system that leads to varying forms of bone disease; intrauterine bone fractures, shortened long bones, poorly mineralized cal aria and compression of the chest found in type II forms
  2. A rare condition that includes a range of malformations of the caudal end of the neural tube
  3. A condition marked by severe contractures of the extremities because of abnormal inner action and disorders of the muscles and connective tissue
  4. A rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by phocomelia and facial anomalies
  5. A rare skeletal dysplasia also known as chondroectodermal dysplasia

10 Clues: A skeletal dysplasia characterized by a very narrow thorax • A rare skeletal dysplasia also known as chondroectodermal dysplasia • A very rare anomaly in which there is fusion of the lower extremities • A rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by phocomelia and facial anomalies • ...

Cellular Functions :) 2012-10-09

Cellular Functions :) crossword puzzle
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  1. digestive system of the cell
  2. regulates cell activity and stores all genetic information of the cell
  3. gives chemical support to the cell; regulation of biochemical activities
  4. transport of cellular materials and forms skeletal framework; metabolic activities
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  1. modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials for cell use
  2. site of cellular respiration; formation of ATP
  3. carry out protein synthesis
  4. acts as a cushion for and contains all organelles within the cell
  5. harvests the energy of sunlight and converts it to chemical energy in order to fuel chemical reactions in the cell
  6. membrane forms a barrier between the interior and exterior of the cell
  7. sac-like structures; stores materials such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and water
  8. synthesizes ribosomal RNA and ribosomal subunits
  9. breaks down fatty acid molecules by beta-oxidation
  10. aids the process of cell division

14 Clues: carry out protein synthesis • digestive system of the cell • aids the process of cell division • site of cellular respiration; formation of ATP • synthesizes ribosomal RNA and ribosomal subunits • breaks down fatty acid molecules by beta-oxidation • acts as a cushion for and contains all organelles within the cell • ...

Skeletal System Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-17

Skeletal System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Internal tissue that produces blood cells and stores fat
  2. Tightly packed mature cells in bones
  3. The process where bone replaces cartilage making the bones thicker and longer
  4. The tough membrane that covers up bones
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  1. Includes the shoulders,arms,hips,and legs
  2. bone cells that deposit calcium and other minerals into bones
  3. Includes the skull,spine,ribs,and sternum

7 Clues: Tightly packed mature cells in bones • The tough membrane that covers up bones • Includes the shoulders,arms,hips,and legs • Includes the skull,spine,ribs,and sternum • Internal tissue that produces blood cells and stores fat • bone cells that deposit calcium and other minerals into bones • ...

The skeletal system (joints) 2022-09-07

The skeletal system (joints) crossword puzzle
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  1. lets you move your wrist
  2. the place where two bones meet
  3. type of joints in which bone move very little or no movement occurs
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  1. a stretchy band that connects bone
  2. lets you move all your arm around
  3. pads the place where two bones meet
  4. lets you straighten and bend your leg

7 Clues: lets you move your wrist • the place where two bones meet • lets you move all your arm around • a stretchy band that connects bone • pads the place where two bones meet • lets you straighten and bend your leg • type of joints in which bone move very little or no movement occurs

Muscular & Skeletal System Crossword 2025-10-23

Muscular & Skeletal System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Organs that support and protect the body and store minerals
  2. Connects the bones of a joint
  3. Supports the body and protects internal organs
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  1. Produces movement in the body
  2. Cushions the ends of bones and forms flexible parts
  3. The place where two or more bones meet
  4. Organs that contract to produce movement in the body

7 Clues: Produces movement in the body • Connects the bones of a joint • The place where two or more bones meet • Supports the body and protects internal organs • Cushions the ends of bones and forms flexible parts • Organs that contract to produce movement in the body • Organs that support and protect the body and store minerals

Human Body 2020-09-22

Human Body crossword puzzle
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  1. Defends against dangerous pathogens
  2. Removes waste and helps maintain electrolyte and water balance.
  3. Controls growth,development,and energy processes
  4. Breaks down food
  5. Transports nutrients,oxygen,carbon dioxide, and hormones throughout the body
  6. Differs in male and females and works together for the purpose of reproduction
  7. Protects and supports organs, provides a framework for movement, and produces blood cells
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  1. Transports lymph throughout the body
  2. Forms a covering for the body which helps regulate temperature and contains some of the structure necessary for sensation
  3. Transmits impulses,responds to change,and exercises control over all parts of the body
  4. Allows gas exchange between the body and the environment
  5. Helps produce movement,circulate blood,and move food through the digestive system

12 Clues: Breaks down food • Defends against dangerous pathogens • Transports lymph throughout the body • Controls growth,development,and energy processes • Allows gas exchange between the body and the environment • Removes waste and helps maintain electrolyte and water balance. • Transports nutrients,oxygen,carbon dioxide, and hormones throughout the body • ...

Biology Topic Crossword 2022-11-20

Biology Topic Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Smaller tubes which connect the bronchi and the alveoli
  2. During inhalation air pressure ________
  3. Two tubes which split from the trachea
  4. To use oxygen
  5. A sheet of internal skeletal muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
  6. Small air sacs found in the lungs, sit of gas exchange
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  1. During exhalation air pressure ________
  2. The external intercostal muscles do this during inhalation.
  3. This is in the air we breathe and it is very important for our body system.
  4. The process of releasing energy from food as part of a chemical reaction. Happens inside the cells of all living things.
  5. The process of taking air and expelling it from the lungs.
  6. _____muscles-the muscles situated in the ribs that create and move the chest wall.

12 Clues: To use oxygen • Two tubes which split from the trachea • During exhalation air pressure ________ • During inhalation air pressure ________ • Small air sacs found in the lungs, sit of gas exchange • Smaller tubes which connect the bronchi and the alveoli • The process of taking air and expelling it from the lungs. • ...

Head Anatomy Physiology 2022-03-23

Head Anatomy Physiology crossword puzzle
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  1. shapes and contracts
  2. protect and regulate
  3. largest and mostcomplexnerve
  4. eliminates waste
  5. affects growth
  6. attached to bones
  7. offspring
  8. physical foundation
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  1. movable and immovable
  2. portion ofnervoussystem
  3. muscle of the heart
  4. reproducing cells
  5. controls and coordinates
  6. makes up 60-90%of bodytissue
  7. controls circulation
  8. enables breathing
  9. convertsfoodto nutrients

17 Clues: offspring • affects growth • eliminates waste • reproducing cells • enables breathing • attached to bones • muscle of the heart • physical foundation • shapes and contracts • protect and regulate • controls circulation • movable and immovable • portion ofnervoussystem • controls and coordinates • convertsfoodto nutrients • largest and mostcomplexnerve • makes up 60-90%of bodytissue

AP psychology 2021-10-27

AP psychology crossword puzzle
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  1. a brief resting pause after a neuron has fired; subsequent action potentials cannot occur until the axon returned to its resting state
  2. a neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning, and memory
  3. the body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of a peripheral and central nervous systems
  4. the part of a neuron that contains the neucleus; the cell's life support center
  5. a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit memories of facts and events
  6. a neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities, helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, linked to reward and emotion
  7. a fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed as neural impulses hop from one node to the next
  8. the endocrine system's most influential gland. under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates the growth ad controls other endocrine glands
  9. the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body
  10. (afferent) neurons that carry incoming information from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
  11. a pair of endocrine glands that sit above the kidneys and secrete hormones(epinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress
  12. a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice of the brains structure
  13. a molecule that inhibits or blocks a neurotransmitters action
  14. cell in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons; they also play a role in learning, thinking, and memory
  15. a neural impulse; brief electrical charge that travels down the axon
  16. the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's skeletal muscles(also called the skeletal nervous system)
  17. the brain and spinal cord
  18. neurons within the brain and spinal cord; they communicate internally and process information between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
  19. a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action
  20. a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
  21. two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the lymbic system; linked to emotion
  22. the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; responsible for automatic survival functions
  23. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs
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  1. a sample, autonomic response to a sensory stimulis, such as the knee-jerk response
  2. a neural impulse; brief electrical charge that travels down the axon
  3. the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
  4. the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
  5. the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory
  6. chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between the neurons
  7. a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system
  8. bundled axons that form neural cables connecting the central nervous system with the muscles, glands, and sense organs
  9. the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing the energy
  10. a neurotransmitter that influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
  11. (efferent) neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and the spinal cord to the muscles and glands
  12. "morphine within"- natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
  13. a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron
  14. an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity sweeping across the brains surface, measured by placing electrodes on the scalp
  15. a visual display of the brains activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given task
  16. the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
  17. a neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and emotion
  18. a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal
  19. technique for revealing bloodflow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive mri scans. shows brain function as well as structure
  20. neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives(includes amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus)
  21. chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues
  22. the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
  23. a brain imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brains natural electrical activity
  24. branching extensions that receive and integrate messages, conducting impulses towards the cell body
  25. a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue, shows brain anatomy
  26. the brains sensory control center, located on the top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
  27. the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands

50 Clues: the brain and spinal cord • a molecule that increases a nueroransmitters action • a neurotransmitters reabsorption by the sending neuron • the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing • a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse • a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system • ...

Functions of Skeletal System 2018-06-04

Functions of Skeletal System crossword puzzle
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  1. Neck joint.
  2. Muscles of the lungs.
  3. Holds two bone together.
  4. Longest bone in the body.
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  1. Separate bones that make up the backbone.
  2. Produces blood cells.
  3. Smallest bone in the body.

7 Clues: Neck joint. • Produces blood cells. • Muscles of the lungs. • Holds two bone together. • Longest bone in the body. • Smallest bone in the body. • Separate bones that make up the backbone.

The skeletal system (joints) 2022-09-07

The skeletal system (joints) crossword puzzle
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  1. joint, let you straighten and bend your leg
  2. band of stretchy tissue that connects bones
  3. pads the place where two bones meet
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  1. the place where two bones meet
  2. joint, lets you move your wrist
  3. and socket joint, let you move your arm all around
  4. joint, type of joint in which bones move very little

7 Clues: the place where two bones meet • joint, lets you move your wrist • pads the place where two bones meet • joint, let you straighten and bend your leg • band of stretchy tissue that connects bones • and socket joint, let you move your arm all around • joint, type of joint in which bones move very little

Word Power 4 2021-10-13

Word Power 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. heart
  2. eye
  3. skin
  4. female
  5. skeletal
  6. variety of tests
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  1. brain
  2. mental
  3. after care
  4. children

10 Clues: eye • skin • brain • heart • mental • female • children • skeletal • after care • variety of tests

English Extravaganza 2023 2023-08-27

English Extravaganza 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. communicable
  2. lamenting
  3. cruel
  4. determinedly
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  1. a scientist who studies stars and other objects in space.
  2. sudden
  3. skeletal
  4. perfectly
  5. constantly
  6. wearily
  7. grievance

11 Clues: cruel • sudden • wearily • skeletal • perfectly • lamenting • grievance • constantly • communicable • determinedly • a scientist who studies stars and other objects in space.

The Muscular System 2021-05-21

The Muscular System crossword puzzle
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  1. What attaches muscle to muscle?
  2. What is a type of striated muscle tissue that is attached to bone and is under voluntary control?
  3. What is a human body system that includes muscles and tendons?
  4. What is a type nonstriated muscle tissue that is found in the walls of internal organs and is not under voluntary control?
  5. When straightening and extending of the joint to increase the angles between two bones or two body parts, is called?
  6. When bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or two body parts, is called?
  7. What type of tissue is found inside the heart, digestive organs, and blood vessels?
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  1. When muscles form the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate the blood and also is a involuntary muscle, is called?
  2. What does it mean when a muscle is able to return to its original resting shape and length after being extended or contracted?
  3. What is a organelle in muscles fibers that allows muscles to contract?
  4. What is it called when the muscular system is adaptable in that it can be changed in response to how it is used?
  5. What does it mean when a muscle can be stretched without damage by the application of a force?
  6. The muscles receive their ability to move the body through which system?
  7. What is a organ of the muscular system that is composed primarily of cells called muscle fibers, which has the ability to contract?
  8. What is a long, thin cell in muscle tissue that contains multiple nuclei, mitochondria, and organelles called myofibrils that allow the cell to contract?
  9. What is a tough connective tissue that holds a skeletal muscle to a bone?

16 Clues: What attaches muscle to muscle? • What is a human body system that includes muscles and tendons? • What is a organelle in muscles fibers that allows muscles to contract? • The muscles receive their ability to move the body through which system? • What is a tough connective tissue that holds a skeletal muscle to a bone? • ...

Muscular System Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-23

Muscular System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. there are over 600 of these in the human body.
  2. is a vital component of the human body responsible for movement and stability. It consists of three main types of muscles: skeletal muscles, smooth muscles, and cardiac muscles. Muscles are composed of individual fibers that contract and relax to produce motion, making the muscular system essential for everyday activities and overall physical well-being.
  3. are found exclusively in the heart. Cardiac muscles are responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. They contract rhythmically and involuntarily, ensuring a continuous flow of oxygenated blood to the tissues.
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  1. Stability, posture, heart protection and _____ are all functions of the muscular system.
  2. are the muscles attached to the bones and are responsible for voluntary movements such as walking, running, and lifting objects. Skeletal muscles work in pairs, with one contracting while the other relaxes to produce movement.
  3. also known as involuntary or visceral muscles, smooth muscles are found in the walls of organs and structures like the digestive tract, blood vessels, and the respiratory system. They function automatically, controlling processes like digestion and regulating blood flow.

6 Clues: there are over 600 of these in the human body. • Stability, posture, heart protection and _____ are all functions of the muscular system. • are found exclusively in the heart. Cardiac muscles are responsible for pumping blood throughout the body. They contract rhythmically and involuntarily, ensuring a continuous flow of oxygenated blood to the tissues. • ...

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants 2017-03-05

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants crossword puzzle
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  1. A substance that is destructive to nerve tissue
  2. Drug made from a living organism used to prevent or treat disease
  3. A movement disorder in which muscles contract and spasm involuntarily
  4. reticulum Specialized organelle in the muscle cell that releases calcium ions during muscle contraction and absorbs calcium ions during relaxation
  5. Difficulty speaking due to a disorder with the mouth, tongue, or throat
  6. Difficulty swallowing
  7. Normal structures responsible for energy production in cells
  8. Minute fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of cells, composed of actin
  9. Undesirable interaction of drugs which should not be combined
  10. Involuntary blinking of the eyelid
  11. Fatty substance that covers and protects nerves
  12. Abnormally high body temperature
  13. Condition in which the eyes are not aligned (Cross-eyed)
  14. Area where the motor neuron axon terminal meets the muscle tissue
  15. A life-threatening illness caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum
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  1. Cell that covers the axons in the peripheral nervous system
  2. Substance that relaxes the muscles leading to increased blood flow
  3. The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
  4. Area around the brain/spinal cord that contains cerebrospinal fluid
  5. Drugs that relieve, interrupt, or prevent muscle spasms
  6. A condition of excessive sweating
  7. Blocker that produces paralysis by inhibiting nerve transmission
  8. Twitchings of muscle fiber groups
  9. Synergy
  10. A thin membrane enclosing a striated muscle fiber

25 Clues: Synergy • Difficulty swallowing • Abnormally high body temperature • A condition of excessive sweating • Twitchings of muscle fiber groups • Involuntary blinking of the eyelid • The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber • A substance that is destructive to nerve tissue • Fatty substance that covers and protects nerves • A thin membrane enclosing a striated muscle fiber • ...

skeletal crossword puzzle 2020-10-19

skeletal crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. wrist
  2. mature bone cells
  3. the bone that goes from the elbow to shoulder
  4. bottom of spine
  5. below the sacrum
  6. very dense bone
  7. the thigh bone
  8. behind the skull
  9. bone in the arm that helps rotation
  10. forearm
  11. the ankle
  12. lower jaw
  13. our fingers, toe bones
  14. longitudinal axis of the body
  15. cartilage that reduces friction in bones
  16. bones that are flattened or curved
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  1. bone destroying cells
  2. top of skull
  3. back of skull
  4. the cheekbones
  5. fracture where bone doesn't break completely
  6. attached to rubs
  7. the bone in the legs that support balance
  8. another term meaning irregular
  9. bone forming cells
  10. lowest portion of the spine
  11. fracture where bone doesn't penetrate skin
  12. behind lacrimal
  13. shaft of bone
  14. the knee
  15. upper jaw

31 Clues: wrist • forearm • the knee • the ankle • upper jaw • lower jaw • top of skull • back of skull • shaft of bone • the cheekbones • the thigh bone • bottom of spine • very dense bone • behind lacrimal • attached to rubs • below the sacrum • behind the skull • mature bone cells • bone forming cells • bone destroying cells • our fingers, toe bones • lowest portion of the spine • longitudinal axis of the body • ...

NAMING SKELETAL MUSCLE 2019-12-11

NAMING SKELETAL MUSCLE crossword puzzle
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  1. The stocky bipennate and multipennate muscles, which pack in the most fibers is shorten very little but are very ________.
  2. Multipennate of fascicle arrangement is located in the _________.
  3. Skeletal muscle consists of _________.
  4. In a _________ pattern, short fascicles attach obliquely to a central tendon.
  5. ______of fascicle arrangement is located in the orbicularis oris.
  6. A convergent muscle is _________ or fan-shaped.
  7. The muscle is _________ in the extensor digitorum.
  8. If the fascicles insert into opposite sides of the tendon, the muscle is ________.
  9. The direction of the muscle fibers, when a muscles' name includes the term rectus, its fibers run _________ to that imaginary line.
  10. In location of the muscles origin and _________, muscles are named for their attachment sites.
  11. The fascicle arrange _________, producing muscles with different structures and functional properties.
  12. In a circular pattern,the fascicles are arranged in _________ rings.
  13. A modification of the parallel arrangement is called as ________.
  14. A muscle's fascicle arrangement determines its range of ________ and power.
  15. In a parallel arrangement, the length of the fascicles run parallel to the long ________ of the muscle.
  16. When the term biceps, triceps or quadriceps form part of a muscle name, you can assume that the muscle has two, three of four origins. this is the criteria of ________ of origins.
  17. When muscles are named for their ________, terms such as flexor, extensor and adductor appear in their names.
  18. In location of the muscle, some muscles are named for the ________ with which they are associated.
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  1. Muscle _________ depends more on the total number of muscle fibers in the muscle.
  2. In the _________ digitorum muscle of the leg, the fascicles insert into only one side of the tendon.
  3. ________ size of the muscle is such terms as Maximus, minimus and logos are sometimes used in the names of muscles.
  4. If the fascicles insert from several different sides, the muscles is _______.
  5. The term ________ in a muscle's name tells that the muscle fibers run obliquely to the imaginary line.
  6. How many criteria used in naming skeletal muscles?
  7. In a _________ muscle, the fascicles converge toward a single insertion tendon.
  8. ________ of the muscle fibers is some muscles are named in reference to some imaginary line.
  9. Some muscles have a districtive shape that helps to _________ them.
  10. Number of ________ is also criteria in naming skeletal muscles.
  11. The longer and the more nearly parallel the fascicles are to a muscle's long axis, the more the muscle can _________.
  12. The example of the _________ of the muscle is the deltoid muscle is roughlt triangular.

30 Clues: Skeletal muscle consists of _________. • A convergent muscle is _________ or fan-shaped. • The muscle is _________ in the extensor digitorum. • How many criteria used in naming skeletal muscles? • Number of ________ is also criteria in naming skeletal muscles. • Multipennate of fascicle arrangement is located in the _________. • ...

skeletal crossword puzzle 2020-10-22

skeletal crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. often referred to as the tail bone
  2. forms the knee join or the "kneecaps"
  3. medial of the forearm
  4. 12 pairs, 24 in total
  5. inferior to the cervical vertebrae
  6. forms the base and posterior of the skull
  7. forms the wrist
  8. fits into the scapula
  9. inferior to the thoracic vertebrae
  10. allows facial muscles to move
  11. lower jaw
  12. with the coccyx, forms the pelvis
  13. lateral of the tibia
  14. where the ears are
  15. meets the cheek bones
  16. forms the sole
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  1. known as the collar bone
  2. only bone in the thigh
  3. both the fingers and the toes
  4. known as the shin bone
  5. also known as the "knuckles"
  6. encloses the spinal cord
  7. meets the frontal bone
  8. inferior to the lumbar vertebrae
  9. lateral to the forearm
  10. protects the heart and lungs
  11. forehead
  12. enclosure for the pituitary gland
  13. looks like "wings" when arms move posterior
  14. upper jaw
  15. roof of nasal cavity
  16. forms the posterior half of the foot

32 Clues: forehead • lower jaw • upper jaw • forms the sole • forms the wrist • where the ears are • lateral of the tibia • roof of nasal cavity • medial of the forearm • 12 pairs, 24 in total • fits into the scapula • meets the cheek bones • only bone in the thigh • known as the shin bone • meets the frontal bone • lateral to the forearm • known as the collar bone • encloses the spinal cord • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-20

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. dense bone
  2. no body
  3. protect the heart and lungs
  4. upper part of the sternum
  5. Limbs and girdles.
  6. bone forming cells
  7. bones with open space
  8. connect to rib 7
  9. small body
  10. mature bone cells
  11. a bone that is longer than it is wide
  12. hole in the bone
  13. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  14. encloses the spinal cord
  15. excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
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  1. bone destroying cells
  2. shaft of the bone
  3. bone is crushed
  4. bone breaks incompletely
  5. broken bone portion is pressed inward
  6. connect from the spine to the sternum
  7. bottom of the sternum
  8. spongy bones that have an outer layer of compact bone
  9. separated by pads of cartilage
  10. Forms the longitudinal axis of the body.
  11. bone breaks into three or more fragments
  12. come out of the spine and do not connect with any other bone
  13. bones that are as wide as they are long
  14. middle part of the sternum
  15. ends of the bone
  16. usually bones that protect organs

31 Clues: no body • dense bone • small body • bone is crushed • connect to rib 7 • hole in the bone • ends of the bone • shaft of the bone • mature bone cells • Limbs and girdles. • bone forming cells • bone destroying cells • bottom of the sternum • bones with open space • bone breaks incompletely • encloses the spinal cord • upper part of the sternum • middle part of the sternum • protect the heart and lungs • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-20

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. bone is crushed
  2. dense bone
  3. bottom of the sternum
  4. usually bones that protect organs
  5. upper part of the sternum
  6. encloses the spinal cord
  7. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  8. mature bone cells
  9. small body
  10. bones with open space
  11. Limbs and girdles.
  12. bone destroying cells
  13. protect the heart and lungs
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  1. no body
  2. excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
  3. bone breaks into three or more fragments
  4. bone forming cells
  5. hole in the bone
  6. Forms the longitudinal axis of the body.
  7. spongy bones that have an outer layer of compact bone
  8. ends of the bone
  9. shaft of the bone
  10. middle part of the sternum
  11. broken bone portion is pressed inward
  12. bone breaks incompletely
  13. a bone that is longer than it is wide
  14. come out of the spine and do not connect with any other bone
  15. bones that are as wide as they are long
  16. connect to rib 7
  17. connect from the spine to the sternum

30 Clues: no body • dense bone • small body • bone is crushed • hole in the bone • ends of the bone • connect to rib 7 • shaft of the bone • mature bone cells • bone forming cells • Limbs and girdles. • bottom of the sternum • bones with open space • bone destroying cells • encloses the spinal cord • bone breaks incompletely • upper part of the sternum • middle part of the sternum • protect the heart and lungs • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-21

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Made of 3 fused together bones, flat.
  2. Articulates withe L5 vertebrae.
  3. Body weight is carried by these.
  4. Most posterior bone of skull.
  5. Located deep in nasal cavity.
  6. Located deep in eye sockets.
  7. Found on anterior ends of ribs.
  8. 7 bones, makes up neck region.
  9. The most lateral bone of forearm.
  10. Bones that form sole of foot.
  11. Heaviest and longest bone in body.
  12. The largest bone of shin.
  13. Referred to as cheek bones.
  14. Attaches to the scapula.
  15. Apart of the kneecap ligament.
  16. Longest and strongest bone in face.
  17. 14 of these bones make the face.
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  1. Vertebrae that articulates with ribs.
  2. Protects heart and lungs.
  3. Block-like bodies, lower back.
  4. Upper bone of each arm.
  5. Two of these are in one finger
  6. Forms the forehead.
  7. Forms the lateral walls of cranium.
  8. Human tailbone, remnant.
  9. Forms the upper jaw.
  10. can be categorized as true or false.
  11. 8 bones that make up the wrist.
  12. The most medial bone of the forearm.
  13. secured by lumbar vertebrae.
  14. Make up the palm of the hand.
  15. Thin and stick-like bone of shin.

32 Clues: Forms the forehead. • Forms the upper jaw. • Upper bone of each arm. • Human tailbone, remnant. • Attaches to the scapula. • Protects heart and lungs. • The largest bone of shin. • Referred to as cheek bones. • Located deep in eye sockets. • secured by lumbar vertebrae. • Most posterior bone of skull. • Located deep in nasal cavity. • Bones that form sole of foot. • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-22

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. common sport fracture
  2. make up the whole face
  3. cube shaped mostly spongy
  4. type of cavity, contains yellow marrow
  5. known as the tailbone
  6. posterior bone of cranium
  7. bone breaks incompletely
  8. type of cartilage, covers epiphysis
  9. 3 infused bones together
  10. shaft of bone
  11. dense appearing homogeneous
  12. outside diaphysis covering
  13. upper jaw,2 bones
  14. type of fracture (simple)
  15. broken ends are forced into each other
  16. 12 pairs in total
  17. thin,flattened,curved
  18. ends of bones
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  1. anterior part of forehead
  2. made of small needle like pieces
  3. fracture that penetrates skin
  4. known as the cheekbones
  5. bones that do not fit in other categories
  6. fracture where body part is crushed
  7. width of the whole skull
  8. lower jaw
  9. forms superior part of head
  10. fracture common in the elder
  11. have shaft with enlarged ends
  12. type of skull fracture

30 Clues: lower jaw • shaft of bone • ends of bones • upper jaw,2 bones • 12 pairs in total • common sport fracture • known as the tailbone • thin,flattened,curved • make up the whole face • type of skull fracture • known as the cheekbones • bone breaks incompletely • 3 infused bones together • width of the whole skull • anterior part of forehead • cube shaped mostly spongy • posterior bone of cranium • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-21

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a bone tissue that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous
  2. the bone of the skull that forms the forehead
  3. the outer and somewhat shorter of the two bones of the human forearm
  4. the first cervical vertebra
  5. mature bone cells
  6. protect the heart and lung
  7. bones of the fingers and toes
  8. two fused bones that form the upper jaw
  9. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg that are between the knee and ankles
  10. the longest and thickest bone known on the human
  11. the second cervical vertebra
  12. the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pair of ribs
  13. broken bone portion is pressed inward
  14. paired bones of the skull that form most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium of the side of your head
  15. the top seven pairs of ribs that attach to the sternum by costal cartilage
  16. a bone tissue composed of small needle-like pieces of osteocytes
  17. bone breaks incompletely, much in the way a green twig breaks
  18. bone-forming cells
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  1. bones on the palm of your hand
  2. breaking in the bone
  3. the bones of the wrist
  4. the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
  5. ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone
  6. bone breaks into three or more fragments, common in older people, whose bones are more brittle
  7. bone-destroying cells
  8. the last five pairs of ribs that attach indirectly to the sternum or don't attach at all
  9. paired bones of the skull that are over your head and lower jaw bone
  10. bone is crush, common in porous bones
  11. the bone that extends from the shoulder to the elbow
  12. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  13. forms on the sole of the foot

31 Clues: mature bone cells • bone-forming cells • breaking in the bone • bone-destroying cells • the bones of the wrist • protect the heart and lung • the first cervical vertebra • the second cervical vertebra • bones of the fingers and toes • forms on the sole of the foot • bones on the palm of your hand • bone is crush, common in porous bones • broken bone portion is pressed inward • ...

Skeletal & Muscle Crossword 2023-12-06

Skeletal & Muscle Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The state of partial contraction
  2. This Muscle forms the wall of the heart and contracts to circulate blood and is involuntary
  3. This Muscle provides attachment for the body attaches to bones and is voluntary
  4. This muscle contracts automatically
  5. The joint between bones that permits motion in only one plane
  6. This is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  7. The deterioration of articular cartilage in a joint
  8. This muscle has striations and it moves when you want it to
  9. This is to break (a bone)
  10. This connects muscle to bone
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  1. Shrink in size and lose strength
  2. This is a bone thinning disease
  3. This Muscle forms walls of the internal muscles and is involuntary
  4. This is a hard,dense bone tissue
  5. This is located inside compact bones at White and Ends of Long Bones, has spaces in matrix so it looks like sponge, still rigid i don't know who is , adaption to make bones lighter and weight
  6. Surrounds each eye, closes eyelids
  7. This muscle moves the Shoulder,lifts the arm
  8. Surrounds the mouth, closes lips
  9. An injury in which the ligaments holding bones together are stretched too far and tear
  10. Joints that allow movement in all directions mostly in the shoulder or hip
  11. This allows movement with limited rotation; between the head and neck
  12. This is the inflammation of the joints
  13. This is the formation of the bone
  14. Upper back and neck, extends head,and moves shoulder

24 Clues: This is to break (a bone) • This connects muscle to bone • This is a bone thinning disease • Shrink in size and lose strength • This is a hard,dense bone tissue • Surrounds the mouth, closes lips • The state of partial contraction • This is the formation of the bone • Surrounds each eye, closes eyelids • This muscle contracts automatically • ...

Skeletal Structure Terms 2024-03-03

Skeletal Structure Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. rounded process that usually articulates with another bone
  2. thornlike projection
  3. relatively deep pit or depression
  4. enlargement of the end of a bone
  5. narrow ridge
  6. prominent projection on a bone
  7. interlocking line of union between bones
  8. relatively large process
  9. knoblike process
  10. knoblike process usually larger than a tubercle
  11. cavity within a bone
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  1. opening through a bone that usually serves as a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments
  2. projection situated above a condyle
  3. cleft or groove
  4. soft spot in the skull where membranes cover the space between bones
  5. branch or similar extension
  6. small, nearly flat surface
  7. tiny pit or depression
  8. tubelike passageway within a bone
  9. furrow or groove
  10. narrow, ridgelike projection

21 Clues: narrow ridge • cleft or groove • furrow or groove • knoblike process • thornlike projection • cavity within a bone • tiny pit or depression • relatively large process • small, nearly flat surface • branch or similar extension • narrow, ridgelike projection • prominent projection on a bone • enlargement of the end of a bone • relatively deep pit or depression • ...

Skeletal Cross Word 2025-03-11

Skeletal Cross Word crossword puzzle
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  1. differs between male and female skeletons
  2. bottom of fingers
  3. inside of the leg
  4. outside of the arm
  5. middle section of spine
  6. in between the ribs
  7. top of fingers
  8. above your sternum
  9. largest bone in the body
  10. wrist bones
  11. protects vital organs
  12. top of skeleton
  13. right below the sacrum
  14. inside of the arm
  15. knee caps
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  1. near shoulder blade
  2. connects skull and thoratic vertabrae
  3. ankle bones
  4. root of the toes
  5. used to eat
  6. top of toes
  7. your lower spine
  8. in pelvis gap
  9. outside of the leg
  10. bicep to elbow
  11. collar bone

26 Clues: knee caps • ankle bones • used to eat • top of toes • wrist bones • collar bone • in pelvis gap • top of fingers • bicep to elbow • top of skeleton • root of the toes • your lower spine • bottom of fingers • inside of the leg • inside of the arm • outside of the arm • above your sternum • outside of the leg • near shoulder blade • in between the ribs • protects vital organs • right below the sacrum • ...

Health Professionals 2022-10-19

Health Professionals crossword puzzle
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  1. doctor remains the front line of your medical care.
  2. A urologist deals with the urinary tract as well as the bladder and kidneys. A urologist is also the doctor men most often go to with reproductive system questions and concerns.
  3. specialize in the care of the skeletal system
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  1. He or she specializes in diseases and injuries of the foot.
  2. brain doctor
  3. provides primary care after birth through the teen years.
  4. practitioner is a registered nurse who is also trained to provide many primary healthcare services
  5. These physicians specialize in the diseases of internal organs that don’t require surgery. But an internist can also provide primary care needs for teenagers through elderly patients.

8 Clues: brain doctor • specialize in the care of the skeletal system • doctor remains the front line of your medical care. • provides primary care after birth through the teen years. • He or she specializes in diseases and injuries of the foot. • practitioner is a registered nurse who is also trained to provide many primary healthcare services • ...

Group #3 Life Science Puzzle 2021-05-12

Group #3 Life Science Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. collection of glands that produce hormones.
  2. mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
  3. for the movement of the human body. Attached to the bones of the skeletal system complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. It is essentially the body's electrical wiring. Structurally, the nervous system has two components: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
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  1. derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources
  2. study of living organisms,
  3. the historic scientific theory
  4. organ system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands.
  5. the study of the history of words.

8 Clues: study of living organisms, • the historic scientific theory • the study of the history of words. • collection of glands that produce hormones. • derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources • organ system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands. • mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. • ...

The Body Systems 2013-01-30

The Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
  2. System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
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  1. System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body
  2. System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them
  3. System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body

5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...

The Body Systems 2013-01-30

The Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body
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  1. System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body
  2. System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
  3. Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
  4. System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them

5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...

Muscular System 2023-05-25

Muscular System crossword puzzle
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  1. Smaller bundles of muscle fibers
  2. Thin filaments at the end of a sarcomere, protein
  3. Anaerobic Respiration, fast, good for quick and rapid contractions
  4. All of the muscle fibers in one
  5. Single muscle cell
  6. Only found in the heart; makes heart pump, cross-striated
  7. Involuntary muscles controlled by NT's and hormones, nonstriated, located in places like the stomach
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  1. Cardiac; connects cells together to allow for impulses to go through more rapidly
  2. Voluntary control, large range of outputs & durations
  3. Aerobic Respiration, slower repeated contractions
  4. Connects skeletal muscles to bones

11 Clues: Single muscle cell • All of the muscle fibers in one • Smaller bundles of muscle fibers • Connects skeletal muscles to bones • Thin filaments at the end of a sarcomere, protein • Aerobic Respiration, slower repeated contractions • Voluntary control, large range of outputs & durations • Only found in the heart; makes heart pump, cross-striated • ...

Chapter 6 Anatomy 2023-04-18

Chapter 6 Anatomy crossword puzzle
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  1. CONTROLS MOVEMENT OF BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY
  2. CONTROLS HORMONE LEVELS WITHIN THE BODY
  3. FORMS THE PHYSICAL FOUNDATION OF THE BODY
  4. BREAKS DOWN FOOD INTO NUTRIENTS OR WASTE FOR NUTRITION OR EXCRETION
  5. COVERS/SHAPES AND HOLDS THE SKELETAL IN PLACE
  6. COORDINATES ALL OTHER BODY SYSTEMS ALLOWING THEM TO WORK
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  1. PRODUCES OFFSPRING AND ALLOWS FOR GENETIC TRANSFER
  2. PROVIDES PROTECTIVE COVERING AND REGULATES BODY TEMPERATURE
  3. ELIMINATES WASTE FROM THE BODY REDUCING BUILD UP OF TOXINS
  4. MAKES BLOOD AND OXYGEN AVAILABLE TO BODY STRUCTURES
  5. PROTECTS THE BODY FROM DISEASE BY DEVELOPING IMMUNITIES

11 Clues: CONTROLS HORMONE LEVELS WITHIN THE BODY • FORMS THE PHYSICAL FOUNDATION OF THE BODY • COVERS/SHAPES AND HOLDS THE SKELETAL IN PLACE • CONTROLS MOVEMENT OF BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY • PRODUCES OFFSPRING AND ALLOWS FOR GENETIC TRANSFER • MAKES BLOOD AND OXYGEN AVAILABLE TO BODY STRUCTURES • PROTECTS THE BODY FROM DISEASE BY DEVELOPING IMMUNITIES • ...

Head Anatomy Physiology 2022-03-23

Head Anatomy Physiology crossword puzzle
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  1. shapes and contracts
  2. protect and regulate
  3. largest and mostcomplexnerve
  4. eliminates waste
  5. affects growth
  6. attached to bones
  7. offspring
  8. physical foundation
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  1. movable and immovable
  2. portion ofnervoussystem
  3. muscle of the heart
  4. reproducing cells
  5. controls and coordinates
  6. makes up 60-90%of bodytissue
  7. controls circulation
  8. enables breathing
  9. convertsfoodto nutrients

17 Clues: offspring • affects growth • eliminates waste • reproducing cells • enables breathing • attached to bones • muscle of the heart • physical foundation • shapes and contracts • protect and regulate • controls circulation • movable and immovable • portion ofnervoussystem • controls and coordinates • convertsfoodto nutrients • largest and mostcomplexnerve • makes up 60-90%of bodytissue

The Body Systems 2013-01-30

The Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
  2. System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them
  3. System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
Down
  1. System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body
  2. System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body

5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...

The Body Systems 2013-01-30

The Body Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body
  2. System that contains all the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connect them
  3. System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body
  4. Organ system that passes nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases
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  1. System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body

5 Clues: System responsible for transporting nutrients and removing gaseous waste from the body • System that permits movement of the body, maintains posture, and circulates blood throughout the body • System that coordinates the actions of the body and transmits signals between different parts of its body • ...

Vocabulary Chapter 9 & 10: Muscles and Muscle Tissue 2018-02-01

Vocabulary Chapter 9 & 10: Muscles and Muscle Tissue crossword puzzle
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  1. A rigid bar that moves on a fixed point, a fulcrum, when a force is applied to it.
  2. Are evident along the length of each myofibril and are a dark striation.
  3. The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that moves when muscle is contracted.
  4. Is a protein that composes thick filaments.
  5. A plasma membrane that each skeletal muscle fiber is arranged under.
  6. The response of a muscle to a single brief stimulus (2 Words).
  7. Thick filaments that are composed primarily of the protein myosin.
  8. A fine sheath of connective tissue that surrounds each individual muscle fiber.
  9. A globular head of a myosin molecule that projects from a myosin filament in muscle.
  10. A contraction in which muscle does not shorten because the load is too heavy, but its internal tension increases (2 words).
  11. A dark line that vertically bisects each H zone.
  12. Refers to the activation of myosin's cross bridges to generate a force. Ends when the cross bridges become inactive and the generated tension declines.
  13. A layer of fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each fascicle.
  14. Keeps the muscle healthy and ready to act, and is low levels of contractile activity in relaxed muscles (2 Words).
  15. Appears in each A band's midsection and is a lighter stripe.
  16. The opposing force exerted on the muscle by the weight of the object to be moved.
  17. Resembles a bundle of sticks and are groups of endomysium-wrapped muscle fibers.
  18. Is a protein that composes thin filaments.
  19. A major protein located inside a thin filament that is a three-polypeptide complex.
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  1. Appears in each I band's midsection and appears to be a darker area.
  2. Muscle that bears the major responsibility for effecting a particular movement. Is a prime mover.
  3. The muscle's insertion moves towards this immovable or less movable bone.
  4. Contains unusually large amounts of glycosomes and myoglobin, and is similar to the cytoplasm of other cells.
  5. An "overcoat" of dense irregular connective tissue that covers the whole muscle.
  6. The force exerted by a contracting muscle on some object.
  7. Muscle that opposes or reverses the action of another muscle.
  8. Skeletal muscle under strict control strict nervous control(2 Words).
  9. A contraction in which muscle tension remains constant at a given joint angle and load, and the muscle shortens.
  10. Is the decline in ability of a muscle to generate force (2 Words).
  11. A rod-shaped protein that spirals about the actin core to help stiffen a thin filament.
  12. Are a skeletal and smooth muscle cell (2 Words).
  13. A motor neuron and all the muscle cells it stimulates (2 words).
  14. Extensions of the sarcolemma that penetrate into the centre of the skeletal and cardiac muscle cells (2 Words).
  15. Are evident along the length of each myofibril and are a light striation.
  16. A red pigment that stores oxygen and is similar to hemoglobin.
  17. Is the region of a myofibril located between two successive Z discs. Literally means "muscle segment."

36 Clues: Is a protein that composes thin filaments. • Is a protein that composes thick filaments. • Are a skeletal and smooth muscle cell (2 Words). • A dark line that vertically bisects each H zone. • The force exerted by a contracting muscle on some object. • Appears in each A band's midsection and is a lighter stripe. • ...

health 2015-03-11

health crossword puzzle
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  1. system
  2. system.
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  1. system
  2. exercise

4 Clues: system • system • system. • exercise

Endocrine - Hypothalamus and pituitary glands 2020-12-04

Endocrine - Hypothalamus and pituitary glands crossword puzzle
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  1. Considered as the “master endocrine gland”.
  2. Hormones produced by the hypothalamus are and antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
  3. Growth hormone increase synthesis by liver
  4. Hormones causes a woman to ovulate and a male to produce testosterone.
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  1. Stimulates skeletal growth,stimulates development of male and female organs.
  2. Lobe of the pituitary gland that made up of nervous tissue.
  3. Hormone that regulates water balance by reducing the amount of water leaving the body.
  4. Two main types of hormones are hormones and steroid hormones.
  5. The hypothalamus controls the release of hormones by the pituitary gland.
  6. Function of pituitary gland is to produces the number of different hormones.
  7. Hormones get around the body through system.

11 Clues: Growth hormone increase synthesis by liver • Considered as the “master endocrine gland”. • Hormones get around the body through system. • Lobe of the pituitary gland that made up of nervous tissue. • Two main types of hormones are hormones and steroid hormones. • Hormones causes a woman to ovulate and a male to produce testosterone. • ...

animal cells 2023-10-06

animal cells crossword puzzle
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  1. control center of the cell; contains dna
  2. stores food, water, wastes, and other materials
  3. the lipid metabolism and the processing of reactive oxygen species
  4. produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its function
  5. a membrane-bound network of tubules
  6. determine cell shape and in a variety of cell movements,
  7. gel-like fluid where the organelles are found
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  1. controls what comes into and out of a cell; found in plant and animal cells
  2. to produce proteins for the rest of the cell to function
  3. receives proteins & materials from the ER packages them, & distributes them
  4. double-stranded molecules of polymerized fibrous (F) actin
  5. assembles amino acids to create proteins
  6. uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell particles
  7. organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
  8. are involved in metabolism, transport, buoyancy control, and enzyme storage

15 Clues: a membrane-bound network of tubules • control center of the cell; contains dna • assembles amino acids to create proteins • gel-like fluid where the organelles are found • stores food, water, wastes, and other materials • to produce proteins for the rest of the cell to function • determine cell shape and in a variety of cell movements, • ...

unit 2 - Let wild animals be wild 2023-11-01

unit 2 - Let wild animals be wild crossword puzzle
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  1. calcium carbonate is a soft white limestone formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures.
  2. a set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim
  3. supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose
  4. depend on with full trust or confidence
  5. give authorization or consent to (something) to do something.
  6. a possibility of something happening.
  7. an advantage or profit gained from something.
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  1. a sopposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something.
  2. transport or carrying it to a place.
  3. to receive an advantage
  4. if the specified thing does not prevent one from doing something.
  5. something of a situation or event included as a necessary part or result.
  6. not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
  7. something intercept and hold which has been thrown.
  8. a connected flexible series of metal links used for fastening.

15 Clues: to receive an advantage • transport or carrying it to a place. • a possibility of something happening. • depend on with full trust or confidence • an advantage or profit gained from something. • something intercept and hold which has been thrown. • supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose • give authorization or consent to (something) to do something. • ...

Let’s Think A Biology Word 2024-05-05

Let’s Think A Biology Word crossword puzzle
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  1. If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes
  2. Example of polypeptides/protein
  3. The selection agent for artificial selection?
  4. A synapse between terminal ends of motor neurons with ______ muscle or smooth muscle
  5. Increases vigour/heterosis
  6. Control the normal blood osmotic pressure(normal water potential of blood plasma) controlled by ______
  7. Axon does not involve neurotransmitter while _______ involve neurotransmitter
  8. Process of mating or crossing between two true-breeding varieties is?
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  1. Two extreme phenotype are separated and two subpopulations will be formed
  2. A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary
  3. For bottlenecks effect, certain alleles maybe overrepresented, underrepresented or?
  4. Highly branched extensions that receive input and conduct toward cell body
  5. Function receptor is detect a _______ and send information to control center
  6. autonomic nervous system that promote calming and return to normal (rest and digest)
  7. Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons

15 Clues: Increases vigour/heterosis • Example of polypeptides/protein • The selection agent for artificial selection? • Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons • A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary • If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes • ...

Spectrum digital lab 2022-04-01

Spectrum digital lab crossword puzzle
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  1. moderate frequency and used in remote control
  2. longer wavelengths than infrared waves and used for heating food quickly
  3. the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer
  4. the only light waves we can see
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  1. shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view the skeletal system
  2. spectrum scale used to show wave size
  3. shorter wavelength than visible light but longer than x-rays; these waves can cause sunburn
  4. the lowest frequency waves that allow you to listen to your favorite station in the car

8 Clues: the only light waves we can see • spectrum scale used to show wave size • moderate frequency and used in remote control • the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer • longer wavelengths than infrared waves and used for heating food quickly • shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view the skeletal system • ...

Electromagnetic Waves Vocabulary 2023-02-03

Electromagnetic Waves Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the range of sizes and speeds where the waves travel.
  2. longer wavelength than infrared waves often used for heating food quickly.
  3. moderate frequency and used in remote controls.
  4. shorter wavelength than visible light but longer than x-rays; can cause sunburn.
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  1. the only light wave we can see.
  2. shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view skeletal system.
  3. the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer.
  4. the lowest frequency waves that allow you to listen to your favorite stations in the car.

8 Clues: the only light wave we can see. • moderate frequency and used in remote controls. • the range of sizes and speeds where the waves travel. • the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer. • shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view skeletal system. • longer wavelength than infrared waves often used for heating food quickly. • ...

Electromagnetic spectrum 2023-05-02

Electromagnetic spectrum crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the lowest frequency waves that allow you to listen to your favorite stations in the car
  2. the range of sizes and speed
  3. the only light waves we can see
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  1. longer wavelength than infrared waves and used for heating food quickly
  2. the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer
  3. shorter wavelength than visible light but longer x-rays; can cause sunburn
  4. moderate frequency and used in remote controls
  5. shorter wavelength than visible light and used to view the skeletal system

8 Clues: the range of sizes and speed • the only light waves we can see • moderate frequency and used in remote controls • the highest frequency wave and often used to fight cancer • longer wavelength than infrared waves and used for heating food quickly • shorter wavelength than visible light but longer x-rays; can cause sunburn • ...

Foundations of Biomedical sciences 2014-11-30

Foundations of Biomedical sciences crossword puzzle
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  1. The main control of peripheral resistance occurs in the
  2. The strand of DNA that gets transcribed into mRNA is called the
  3. The middle segment of the small intestine is the
  4. The dense layer of tissue that surrounds an entire skeletal muscle is the
  5. Histones are found in
  6. Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to
  7. The type of contraction in which muscle fibres do not shorten
  8. Where is the genetic code stored
  9. Cells that engulf bacteria or cell debris within loose connective tissue are
  10. Where is ADH released from
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  1. In the mitochondrion, folds are to cristae as the contained fluid is to
  2. A steroid hormone
  3. Histones are found in
  4. The protein directly activated by a G protein
  5. The ion that triggers the release of Acetyl Choline into the the synaptic cleft
  6. The plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle
  7. Blood is supplied to the myocardium by which arteries
  8. The tissue that always has a bottom and a top
  9. You would find pseudostratified columnar epithelium lining the

19 Clues: A steroid hormone • Histones are found in • Histones are found in • Where is ADH released from • Where is the genetic code stored • The plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle • The protein directly activated by a G protein • The tissue that always has a bottom and a top • The middle segment of the small intestine is the • Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to • ...

Nutritional Disorders 2025-01-03

Nutritional Disorders crossword puzzle
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  1. Thiamine deficiency can result in ______ signs such as head tilt.
  2. Protein-energy ______ occurs with poor-quality diets or illness.
  3. An excess of this vitamin can cause calcification of tissues.
  4. ______ can cause skeletal and joint issues.
  5. Diets high in raw fish can lead to a deficiency of ______.
  6. Essential fatty acid often sourced from fish oil.
  7. A diet lacking in calcium can lead to ______ deformities.
  8. A condition where the body cannot regulate blood sugar properly.
  9. A condition caused by an imbalance of calcium and phosphorus.
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  1. A trace mineral whose deficiency can cause anemia.
  2. Chronic itching in pets could indicate a ______ allergy.
  3. Deficiency in this vitamin can cause retinal degeneration in cats.
  4. This component is essential for healthy skin and coat.
  5. A deficiency in this vitamin can cause poor coat quality and dry skin.
  6. Cats require this amino acid to prevent cardiomyopathy.
  7. Chronic undernutrition can lead to ______ loss and lethargy.
  8. imbalance can lead to skeletal abnormalities and fractures.
  9. Excess liver consumption can cause toxicity of this vitamin.
  10. Overfeeding often leads to this condition in pets.

19 Clues: ______ can cause skeletal and joint issues. • Essential fatty acid often sourced from fish oil. • A trace mineral whose deficiency can cause anemia. • Overfeeding often leads to this condition in pets. • This component is essential for healthy skin and coat. • Cats require this amino acid to prevent cardiomyopathy. • ...

Anatomy and Physiology 2017-08-07

Anatomy and Physiology crossword puzzle
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  1. ATP is the ______ in a cell
  2. Muscular tissue is broken down into 3 types, smooth,skeletal and _______.
  3. Bones consist of a solid matrix made of _______ salts
  4. The movement of water from high concentration to low concentration
  5. Consists of two or more atoms linked by a chemical bond
  6. A membrane that allows no molecules to pass through
  7. The centre of a cell is called a ______.
  8. The tissue that covers an organ or lines a tube or space in the body
  9. Movement of molecules from high to low
  10. How the body functions
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  1. Tissue that consists of cells filled with fat
  2. Structures of the body
  3. Blood,bone,tendons and cartilage are all what types of tissue
  4. Found in the cell membrane that allow molecules to pass through
  5. The clear jelly like fluid that fills a cell
  6. Another name for skeletal muscle
  7. How the body maintains optimal conditions (acidity,tempreture and hydration)
  8. Several tissues grouped together form an ______.

18 Clues: Structures of the body • How the body functions • ATP is the ______ in a cell • Another name for skeletal muscle • Movement of molecules from high to low • The centre of a cell is called a ______. • The clear jelly like fluid that fills a cell • Tissue that consists of cells filled with fat • Several tissues grouped together form an ______. • ...

Body Systems 2022-03-08

Body Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. also referred to as the gastrointestinal system
  2. The skin, hair nails, and glands
  3. composed of the heart and the body's blood vessels
  4. plays a role in every body function and acts as the primary means of self-protection
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  1. Maintains posture, protects organs, stores minerals, moves the body, and produces blood cells
  2. responsible for the continuation of the human species
  3. filters incoming air, transporting air from the environment to the lungs, and exchanging gasses
  4. provides the foundation for immunity
  5. Maintains homeostasis, the state of body equilibrium
  6. Moves the body, maintains posture, produces heat, and assist lymph transport
  7. maintains fluid and electrolyte balance while also ridding the body of wastes, toxins, and drugs

11 Clues: The skin, hair nails, and glands • provides the foundation for immunity • also referred to as the gastrointestinal system • composed of the heart and the body's blood vessels • Maintains homeostasis, the state of body equilibrium • responsible for the continuation of the human species • Moves the body, maintains posture, produces heat, and assist lymph transport • ...

Muscle Mass and Weight Gain Supplements 2012-10-01

Muscle Mass and Weight Gain Supplements crossword puzzle
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  1. used as a complement to resistance training
  2. Any cell that envelopes the bodies of nerve cells within the peripheral nerve system, found in skeletal muscle fibers and promotes their growth, repair, and regeneration
  3. Muscle protein synthesis minus muscle protein breakdown
  4. contractile protein that increases in size
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  1. promotes protein degradation, and negative nitrogen balance
  2. The process by which the genetic code carried by the messenger RNA (mRNA) directs the production of proteins from amino acids
  3. Enlargement of the size of cells to increase the size of an organ
  4. promotes increased protein synthesis, positive nitrogen balance, and decreased protein degradation
  5. messanger RNA is transcribed and translated into these
  6. contractile protein
  7. activated then copied into messanger RNA

11 Clues: contractile protein • activated then copied into messanger RNA • contractile protein that increases in size • used as a complement to resistance training • messanger RNA is transcribed and translated into these • Muscle protein synthesis minus muscle protein breakdown • promotes protein degradation, and negative nitrogen balance • ...

Muscular System 2025-01-30

Muscular System crossword puzzle
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  1. The tissue that connects muscles to bones.
  2. The body system responsible for movement.
  3. Also known as skeletal muscle, these are voluntary muscles.
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  1. Involuntary muscles found in organs like the stomach.
  2. The muscle that makes up the heart and pumps blood.

5 Clues: The body system responsible for movement. • The tissue that connects muscles to bones. • The muscle that makes up the heart and pumps blood. • Involuntary muscles found in organs like the stomach. • Also known as skeletal muscle, these are voluntary muscles.

Catherine Dietz Unit 3 Crossword 2025-11-18

Catherine Dietz Unit 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the pathway of providing fuel to the skeletal muscle in the fasted state
  2. Deficiency in fructokinase
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  1. System that secretes hormones into the blood
  2. Location where glycogen is stored
  3. Glucose is oxidized to this in the absence of oxygen

5 Clues: Deficiency in fructokinase • Location where glycogen is stored • System that secretes hormones into the blood • Glucose is oxidized to this in the absence of oxygen • What is the pathway of providing fuel to the skeletal muscle in the fasted state

Cell Terms 2021-08-31

Cell Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats
  2. converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis
  3. Breaks down worn out cell parts
  4. Powerhouse of the cell
  5. hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell
  6. Is a cellular particle made of RNA and protein that serves as the site for protein synthesis in the cell
  7. cause cell expansion, growth and replication
  8. move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia
  9. Protects the plant cell
  10. helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization
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  1. Round part of most cells that are enclosed in a double membrane, controls the activities of the cell
  2. provides protection for a cell
  3. Helps elminate wste products
  4. play a role in organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
  5. Where proteins received from the ER are further processed and sorted for transport to their eventual destinations

15 Clues: Powerhouse of the cell • Protects the plant cell • Helps elminate wste products • provides protection for a cell • Breaks down worn out cell parts • cause cell expansion, growth and replication • converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis • Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats • hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell • ...

Cell Terms 2021-08-31

Cell Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats
  2. play a role in organizing microtubules that serve as the cell's skeletal system
  3. provides protection for a cell
  4. helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization
  5. move water relative to the cell in a regular movement of the cilia
  6. Round part of most cells that are enclosed in a double membrane, controls the activities of the cell
  7. Protects the plant cell
  8. Is a cellular particle made of RNA and protein that serves as the site for protein synthesis in the cell
  9. hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell
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  1. converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis
  2. Powerhouse of the cell
  3. cause cell expansion, growth and replication
  4. Helps elminate wste products
  5. Where proteins received from the ER are further processed and sorted for transport to their eventual destinations
  6. Breaks down worn out cell parts

15 Clues: Powerhouse of the cell • Protects the plant cell • Helps elminate wste products • provides protection for a cell • Breaks down worn out cell parts • cause cell expansion, growth and replication • converts light to enrgy causing photsyenthesis • Makes, packages, and transports proteins and fats • hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell • ...

Organs and Organ Systems 2023-09-14

Organs and Organ Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells
  2. breaks down and absorbs nutrients, salts, and water
  3. produces and transports reproductive cells
  4. a group of tissues that carry out a specialized function
  5. brings in oxygen for cells, expels carbon dioxide and water vapor
  6. produces hormones that act on target tissues in other organs to influence growth
  7. filters blood and eliminates waste products
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  1. produces voluntary and involuntary movements
  2. transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes
  3. regulates the body’s response to changes in the internal and external environment
  4. is an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates
  5. pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn,
  6. supports and protects vital organs; allows movement; stores minerals
  7. protects against infection, UV radiation; regulates body temperature
  8. a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood through the circulatory system

15 Clues: produces and transports reproductive cells • filters blood and eliminates waste products • produces voluntary and involuntary movements • transports oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and wastes • breaks down and absorbs nutrients, salts, and water • a group of tissues that carry out a specialized function • protects against disease; stores and generates white blood cells • ...

Biology 2024-05-05

Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. The selection agent for artificial selection?
  2. A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary
  3. Function receptor is detect a _______ and send information to control center
  4. If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes
  5. Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons
  6. Process of mating or crossing between two true-breeding varieties is?
  7. Two extreme phenotype are separated and two subpopulations will be formed
  8. For bottlenecks effect, certain alleles maybe overrepresented, underrepresented or?
Down
  1. Control the normal blood osmotic pressure(normal water potential of blood plasma) controlled by ______
  2. autonomic nervous system that promote calming and return to normal (rest and digest)
  3. A synapse between terminal ends of motor neurons with ______ muscle or smooth muscle
  4. Highly branched extensions that receive input and conduct toward cell body
  5. Example of polypeptides/protein
  6. Increases vigour/heterosis
  7. Axon does not involve neurotransmitter while _______ involve neurotransmitter

15 Clues: Increases vigour/heterosis • Example of polypeptides/protein • The selection agent for artificial selection? • Two species reproduced at different times of a day or seasons • A site of ultrafiltration of blood due to its porous capillary • If the changes past a certain point, a response_______ the changes • ...

Tissue 2021-08-12

Tissue crossword puzzle
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  1. type of tissue that contracts to bring about movement
  2. nonliving structure outside the connective tissue cells
  3. flat shaped cells that are found in multiple layers
  4. localized growing tissue in plants
  5. tissue that lines organs and help in protection, absorption and filtration
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  1. cells of the tissue that receives and shares impulse
  2. type of tissue that provides insulation
  3. plant tissue with intercellular spaces and perform photosynthesis
  4. structure on which the base of epithelial tissue rest on
  5. dark and light areas are called this in skeletal muscle
  6. voluntary muscle tissue

11 Clues: voluntary muscle tissue • localized growing tissue in plants • type of tissue that provides insulation • flat shaped cells that are found in multiple layers • cells of the tissue that receives and shares impulse • type of tissue that contracts to bring about movement • nonliving structure outside the connective tissue cells • ...

NAMING SKELETAL MUSCLE 2019-12-11

NAMING SKELETAL MUSCLE crossword puzzle
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  1. When muscles are named for their ________, terms such as flexor, extensor and adductor appear in their names.
  2. The example of the _________ of the muscle is the deltoid muscle is roughlt triangular.
  3. In location of the muscles origin and _________, muscles are named for their attachment sites.
  4. Skeletal muscle consists of _________.
  5. The muscle is _________ in the extensor digitorum.
  6. A muscle's fascicle arrangement determines its range of ________ and power.
  7. If the fascicles insert from several different sides, the muscles is _______.
  8. Some muscles have a districtive shape that helps to _________ them.
  9. ______of fascicle arrangement is located in the orbicularis oris.
  10. In a _________ muscle, the fascicles converge toward a single insertion tendon.
  11. If the fascicles insert into opposite sides of the tendon, the muscle is ________.
  12. ________ size of the muscle is such terms as Maximus, minimus and logos are sometimes used in the names of muscles.
  13. In the _________ digitorum muscle of the leg, the fascicles insert into only one side of the tendon.
  14. The stocky bipennate and multipennate muscles, which pack in the most fibers is shorten very little but are very ________.
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  1. Number of ________ is also criteria in naming skeletal muscles.
  2. The term ________ in a muscle's name tells that the muscle fibers run obliquely to the imaginary line.
  3. In a _________ pattern, short fascicles attach obliquely to a central tendon.
  4. In a parallel arrangement, the length of the fascicles run parallel to the long ________ of the muscle.
  5. A convergent muscle is _________ or fan-shaped.
  6. How many criteria used in naming skeletal muscles?
  7. In a circular pattern,the fascicles are arranged in _________ rings.
  8. The longer and the more nearly parallel the fascicles are to a muscle's long axis, the more the muscle can _________.
  9. A modification of the parallel arrangement is called as ________.
  10. ________ of the muscle fibers is some muscles are named in reference to some imaginary line.
  11. When the term biceps, triceps or quadriceps form part of a muscle name, you can assume that the muscle has two, three of four origins. this is the criteria of ________ of origins.
  12. In location of the muscle, some muscles are named for the ________ with which they are associated.
  13. The direction of the muscle fibers, when a muscles' name includes the term rectus, its fibers run _________ to that imaginary line.
  14. Multipennate of fascicle arrangement is located in the _________.
  15. The fascicle arrange _________, producing muscles with different structures and functional properties.
  16. Muscle _________ depends more on the total number of muscle fibers in the muscle.

30 Clues: Skeletal muscle consists of _________. • A convergent muscle is _________ or fan-shaped. • How many criteria used in naming skeletal muscles? • The muscle is _________ in the extensor digitorum. • Number of ________ is also criteria in naming skeletal muscles. • A modification of the parallel arrangement is called as ________. • ...

Skeletal Muscle Actions 2020-12-01

Skeletal Muscle Actions crossword puzzle
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  1. Hugging movement
  2. femoris knee extension(acetabulum, patella)
  3. plantar flexion
  4. elbow flexion
  5. Raises eyebrows
  6. Lateral rotation of arm
  7. Rib depression & expiration
  8. Main inspiration muscle
  9. lateral rotation of arm
  10. Scalp retraction
  11. Medial arm rotation
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  1. arm flexion
  2. leg extension
  3. leg adduction
  4. ankle eversion
  5. Chewing
  6. Arm adduction
  7. leg abduction
  8. Arm abduction
  9. Head extension
  10. Abduction of arm
  11. Waist flexion
  12. dorsiflexion
  13. Slouching movement

24 Clues: Chewing • arm flexion • dorsiflexion • leg extension • leg adduction • elbow flexion • Arm adduction • leg abduction • Arm abduction • Waist flexion • ankle eversion • Head extension • plantar flexion • Raises eyebrows • Hugging movement • Abduction of arm • Scalp retraction • Slouching movement • Medial arm rotation • Lateral rotation of arm • Main inspiration muscle • lateral rotation of arm • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-20

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. dense bone
  2. no body
  3. protect the heart and lungs
  4. upper part of the sternum
  5. Limbs and girdles.
  6. bone forming cells
  7. bones with open space
  8. connect to rib 7
  9. small body
  10. mature bone cells
  11. a bone that is longer than it is wide
  12. hole in the bone
  13. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  14. encloses the spinal cord
  15. excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
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  1. bone destroying cells
  2. shaft of the bone
  3. bone is crushed
  4. bone breaks incompletely
  5. broken bone portion is pressed inward
  6. connect from the spine to the sternum
  7. bottom of the sternum
  8. spongy bones that have an outer layer of compact bone
  9. separated by cartilage
  10. Forms the longitudinal axis of the body.
  11. bone breaks into three or more fragments
  12. come out of the spine and do not connect with any other bone
  13. bones that are as wide as they are long
  14. middle part of the sternum
  15. ends of the bone
  16. usually bones that protect organs

31 Clues: no body • dense bone • small body • bone is crushed • connect to rib 7 • hole in the bone • ends of the bone • shaft of the bone • mature bone cells • Limbs and girdles. • bone forming cells • bone destroying cells • bottom of the sternum • bones with open space • separated by cartilage • bone breaks incompletely • encloses the spinal cord • upper part of the sternum • middle part of the sternum • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-19

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. bone at the sides of the skull near the ear and eye socket
  2. type of ribs that connect to the true ribs
  3. bone at the front/top of the skull
  4. made of denser material with tiny spaces for blood vessels
  5. bone at the ear area
  6. bone below the sacrum; provides balance when one is seated
  7. fracture which results from a twisting force
  8. bone cells which break down bone tissue
  9. bone behind the face/nose
  10. fracture in which the bone is crushed
  11. jaw bone
  12. bone at the front and center of the chest
  13. bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during its healing
  14. fracture in which the bone is broken completely but ends do not penetrate the skin
  15. fracture in which the bone splinters but does not break
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  1. bone at the back and sides of the skull
  2. bone at the bottom/back of the brain
  3. type of ribs that do not connect to anything
  4. cheek bone
  5. bones at the chest and sides of the torso
  6. bone made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone
  7. type of ribs that connect to the sternum
  8. fracture in which bones are broken into multiple pieces
  9. fracture in which bone penetrates the skin (aka open fracture)
  10. fracture in which the bone ends are forced into each other
  11. bone cell which builds new bone tissue
  12. made of lighter, more porous material
  13. fracture typically in the skull
  14. bone below the spine near the coccyx
  15. bones that are as wide as they are long
  16. bones that have an inner cavity containing bone marrow and two ends containing spongy bone
  17. type of bone which does not fit any other category
  18. inner cheek bone/upper mouth

33 Clues: jaw bone • cheek bone • bone at the ear area • bone behind the face/nose • inner cheek bone/upper mouth • fracture typically in the skull • bone at the front/top of the skull • bone at the bottom/back of the brain • bone below the spine near the coccyx • made of lighter, more porous material • fracture in which the bone is crushed • bone cell which builds new bone tissue • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-19

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. bone that protects heart and lungs
  2. mature bone cells
  3. bone forming cells
  4. bone destroying cells
  5. bones that are short
  6. fracture where it twists
  7. bone longer than they are wide
  8. a fracture in which the bone ends are forced into each other
  9. bones lie inferior to the pariental bones
  10. are flattened bones
  11. breast bone
  12. fracture where bones are broke to many peieces
  13. no body, articulates with occipital condyles
  14. knee bone
  15. fingers
  16. small body with dens, allow rotation of the head
  17. form superior and lateral walls of cranium
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  1. bones that do not fit in
  2. bone looks dense & looks smooth
  3. fracture most likely happens to kids
  4. is formed by two sets of bones
  5. bone has a spikey open appearance
  6. encloses and protects fragile brain tissue
  7. this bone forms forehead
  8. fracture that does not penetrate the skin
  9. fracture type which is a typical skull fracture
  10. fracture where bone is crushed
  11. strongest bone in the body
  12. fracture when bone penetrates the skin
  13. shoulder blade
  14. separated by pads of cartilage
  15. collar bone

32 Clues: fingers • knee bone • breast bone • collar bone • shoulder blade • mature bone cells • bone forming cells • are flattened bones • bones that are short • bone destroying cells • bones that do not fit in • this bone forms forehead • fracture where it twists • strongest bone in the body • is formed by two sets of bones • bone longer than they are wide • fracture where bone is crushed • ...

Musculo-skeletal Disorders 2016-08-22

Musculo-skeletal Disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A clinical sign of this disease is a waddling/bunny hopping gait
  2. Cancer of cartilage origin
  3. Musculoskeletal disorder of birds
  4. This disease is also known as Moller-Barlows disease
  5. Drainage of joints as a treatment or for diagnosis
  6. This disease is caused by a deficiency in Vitamin D
  7. Causes softening/malformation of bones in chelonians
  8. Another term for bone formation
  9. Inflammation of voluntary muscle
  10. Arthritis can be subdivided into inflammatory, immune-mediated and...
Down
  1. Also known as degenerative joint disease
  2. Inflammation of a joint
  3. Aids detection of disease of muscle fibers and associated nerves
  4. These are produced in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus which attack cells
  5. This type of arthritis is erosive and produces antibodies called rheumatoid factor
  6. One of the treatments for this disease is anti-fungal medication
  7. Rickets causes this unusual clinical sign in the limbs of affected patients
  8. These drugs have anti-inflammatory activity and aid cartilage/synovial membrane metabolism
  9. Common disorder of rabbits and guinea pigs
  10. Necrotic bone fragments

20 Clues: Inflammation of a joint • Necrotic bone fragments • Cancer of cartilage origin • Another term for bone formation • Inflammation of voluntary muscle • Musculoskeletal disorder of birds • Also known as degenerative joint disease • Common disorder of rabbits and guinea pigs • Drainage of joints as a treatment or for diagnosis • ...

Bones & Skeletal Tissue 2023-12-19

Bones & Skeletal Tissue crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shaft or central part
  2. rounded protuberance at the end of bone
  3. tubercle of femur
  4. projection on a bone
  5. rounded prominence
  6. connective tissue made of elastin and collagen
  7. end of long bone
  8. cartilage in the nose
  9. strength in ligament
  10. firm/elastic support
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  1. red blood cells
  2. wider than long
  3. prevalent cartilage
  4. prominent part of edge of bone
  5. up
  6. above or on condyle
  7. connective tissue that cushions joints
  8. connective tissue in the skeleton
  9. adipose tissue
  10. line on bone

20 Clues: up • line on bone • adipose tissue • red blood cells • wider than long • end of long bone • tubercle of femur • rounded prominence • prevalent cartilage • above or on condyle • projection on a bone • strength in ligament • firm/elastic support • shaft or central part • cartilage in the nose • prominent part of edge of bone • connective tissue in the skeleton • connective tissue that cushions joints • ...

Skeletal and Muscle 2023-12-06

Skeletal and Muscle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when stimulated by nerves, able to contract (short and thick)
  2. Where red blood cells are formed in adults
  3. sudden, involuntary contractions or spasms in one or more of your muscles
  4. located on the back, of the human, usually referred to as a shoulderblade
  5. the largest bone in the upper arm
  6. shoulder, abducts arm
  7. upper chest adducts and flexes arm
  8. dense bone made of osteons that house osteocytes in a lacuna. Found along the diaphysis of long bone
  9. spine around to chest, extends and adducts upper arm
  10. To break a bone
  11. a bone located on the inside of the shoulder, usually called a collarbone
  12. connect muscles to bone
  13. ability to be stretched
  14. back of thigh flexes leg
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  1. bone Located inside compact bones at widened ends of long bones, has spaces in matrix so it looks like a sponge, still rigid, adaptation- to make bones lighter in weight
  2. forms the wall of the heart and contracts to circulate blood, involuntary
  3. upper arm, flexes lower arm
  4. front of thigh, extends leg
  5. upper arm, extends lower arm
  6. forms the walls of the internal muscles, involuntary
  7. bone Hard, dense bone tissue
  8. buttocks, extends and laterally rotates the thigh, assists with abduction
  9. shrink in size and lose strength
  10. allows muscles to return to its original shape
  11. attachments for the body, attach to bones, voluntary
  12. Formation of bone
  13. located in the middle chest area protect your internal organs
  14. muscles you contract when you want to move
  15. located on the back and supports the body, usually called the spine
  16. the largest bone in the upper leg
  17. contract automatically (stomach, heart, etc.)

31 Clues: To break a bone • Formation of bone • shoulder, abducts arm • connect muscles to bone • ability to be stretched • back of thigh flexes leg • upper arm, flexes lower arm • front of thigh, extends leg • upper arm, extends lower arm • bone Hard, dense bone tissue • shrink in size and lose strength • the largest bone in the upper arm • the largest bone in the upper leg • ...

Integumentary - Skeletal - Joints 2022-09-29

Integumentary - Skeletal - Joints crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gland, secretes sweat
  2. forearm bone located on thumb side
  3. bones of the hand
  4. bones of the wrist
  5. shaft, portion of hair above the surface of the epidermis
  6. freely moveable joints
  7. protect distal end of fingers and toes
  8. outer layer of dermis and directly beneath the epidermis
  9. is the protective barrier and covers the body
  10. you knee and elbow are what type of joint
  11. corneum, most superficial stratum of the epidermis
  12. protein that accumulates in cells of nails, hair and the superficial layer of the dermis
  13. growth of the bone occurs at what plate
  14. forearm bone located on pinky side
  15. superficial layer of skin
  16. the patella is what type of bone
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  1. cavity, hollow space filled with synovial fluid between the bones
  2. the longest bone in your body
  3. fluid filled sac that allows joints to move over each other
  4. bottom layer of your skin
  5. strongest layer of skin
  6. gland, secretes sebum into hair follicle
  7. spongy tissue at the ends of bones
  8. joint at the base of the thumb
  9. joint that forms to allow movement around a central point
  10. bone in center of chest that hood your ribs together
  11. and socket, your shoulder is what type of joint
  12. joint with no movement
  13. the smallest bone in the body
  14. joint that allows bone to slide over another
  15. jaw bone

31 Clues: jaw bone • bones of the hand • bones of the wrist • gland, secretes sweat • joint with no movement • freely moveable joints • strongest layer of skin • bottom layer of your skin • superficial layer of skin • the longest bone in your body • the smallest bone in the body • joint at the base of the thumb • the patella is what type of bone • forearm bone located on thumb side • ...

SKELETAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-08-29

SKELETAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pertaining to the shin bone
  2. resembling a sieve
  3. abnormal condition of tissue death
  4. pertaining to no blood vessels
  5. resembling a u-shaped structure
  6. pertaining to the ankle bones
  7. deficiency of bone
  8. pain in many muscles
  9. pertaining to the cranium or skull
  10. small thing that is a bone
Down
  1. abnormal condition of swayback
  2. inflammation of a tendon
  3. process of viewing life
  4. surgical repair of a joint
  5. mass or tumor of a muscle
  6. abnormal condition of being bent or curved
  7. action to stick to or cling to
  8. pertaining to the roof of the mouth
  9. pertaining to the ilium
  10. action of a joint
  11. surgical removal of a bone

21 Clues: action of a joint • resembling a sieve • deficiency of bone • pain in many muscles • process of viewing life • pertaining to the ilium • inflammation of a tendon • mass or tumor of a muscle • surgical repair of a joint • small thing that is a bone • surgical removal of a bone • pertaining to the shin bone • pertaining to the ankle bones • abnormal condition of swayback • ...

Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology 2024-11-06

Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Congenital absence of all or part of the distal half of um
  2. hypoplasia or aplasia of the radius and thumb
  3. Extra digits on the hand and/or foot
  4. Prominent heel and a convex sole
  5. A spine that has a side waves curve. The curve is usually S or C shaped.
  6. Curving of the fifth finger towards the fourth finger
  7. A condition where the spine in the upper back has extensive curvature
  8. Another name for clover leaf skull
  9. Shortening of the proximal bone segment
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  1. Congenital brain malformation, where parts of the skull or absent or under developed
  2. Shortening of the entire extremity
  3. Hands that are short with stubby fingers and a separation between the middle and ring fingers
  4. Severe cranial stenosis due to premature closure of sagittal, coronal, and lambdoid sutures.
  5. Split hand deformity
  6. Shortening of the middle bone segment
  7. Two or more digits that are fused together
  8. Club foot
  9. Congenital absence of one or more limbs
  10. Congenital defect, where the bones of one or more limbs are missing or shortened
  11. Flattened vertebral bodies throughout the axial skeleton

20 Clues: Club foot • Split hand deformity • Prominent heel and a convex sole • Shortening of the entire extremity • Another name for clover leaf skull • Extra digits on the hand and/or foot • Shortening of the middle bone segment • Congenital absence of one or more limbs • Shortening of the proximal bone segment • Two or more digits that are fused together • ...

Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology 2024-11-05

Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shortening of the entire extremity
  2. shortening of the tibia and fibula
  3. skull also known as a clover leaf skull
  4. abnormality that affects the distal part of the limb
  5. shortening of the femur and and humerus
  6. condition where toes or fingers are united, webbed toes or webbed fingers
  7. flattening of the vertebral, decrease in vertebral body height
  8. absence of the forearm, hand attached close to the trunk
  9. abnormally shaped bones in hands or feet causing overlapping fingers or toes
  10. absence of an extremity
  11. condition when the foot is turned inward and downward. Also known as club foot
  12. absent of central digits of hands or feet, split hand deformity
Down
  1. spine has a sideways curve, “S” or “C” shaped
  2. short hands with stubby fingers
  3. absence of fetal skull causing loss of brain tissue
  4. anterior view of the skull shaped as a clover leaf
  5. condition when the upper back is curved, round back or hunchback
  6. deformity of the foot causing a convex sole of the foot
  7. agenesis or hypoplasia of the radius causing club hand
  8. condition when a person has more than five toes or five fingers on a hand or foot

20 Clues: absence of an extremity • short hands with stubby fingers • shortening of the entire extremity • shortening of the tibia and fibula • shortening of the femur and and humerus • skull also known as a clover leaf skull • spine has a sideways curve, “S” or “C” shaped • anterior view of the skull shaped as a clover leaf • absence of fetal skull causing loss of brain tissue • ...

Skeletal Diseases Crossword 2025-10-01

Skeletal Diseases Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small holes in the bones
  2. inflammation of the joints
  3. a type of arthritis where uric acid builds up in the blood and causes joint swelling
  4. displace of bone from its joint
  5. fracture broken bone that protrudes through the skin
  6. an abnormal, forward curvature of the lumbar spine (swayback)
  7. a fracture that results from pressure on a weakened bone
  8. an abnormal, outward curvature of the thoracic spine (humpback)
  9. incomplete fracture
  10. a broken bone that does NOT penetrate the skin
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  1. joint disease that affects cartilage
  2. fracture that runs parallel to the long axis of the bone
  3. a break across the bone at an angle
  4. arthritis inflammation, pain, and stiffness in the joints
  5. an abnormal, lateral curvature of the spine
  6. fracture that runs across a bone at a right angle to the long axis
  7. a break in the bone
  8. bone splintered or crushed
  9. a fracture in which the bone has been twisted apart
  10. a small crack in a bone

20 Clues: a break in the bone • incomplete fracture • a small crack in a bone • small holes in the bones • inflammation of the joints • bone splintered or crushed • displace of bone from its joint • a break across the bone at an angle • joint disease that affects cartilage • an abnormal, lateral curvature of the spine • a broken bone that does NOT penetrate the skin • ...

bones & skeletal tissue 2025-10-31

bones & skeletal tissue crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "Bone forming cells" plays active role in matrix calcification
  2. When a bone fracture is repairing, after hematoma formation is when a _____ callus forms
  3. A disease in which bone composition is normal but resorption outpaces bone deposit
  4. The more moveable a joint is, the ___ stable it is considered to be
  5. A healthy bone is a ____ bone
  6. Single, most important factor that determines how big our bones will get
  7. Hairlike canals radiating from lacunae, containing osteocyte extensions
  8. This cranial bone spans the width of the middle cranial fossa and articulates with all of the other cranial bones
  9. Deficiency in this can result in scurvy
  10. Inferior to the lumbar vertebrae & articulates with the hip bones
  11. Bone tissue with trabeculae & a honeycomb appearance
  12. Acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas & is considered the "missing" body of the atlas
Down
  1. The "heel bone" which forms the heel of the foot
  2. Costal cartilage is a type of ____ cartilage
  3. Homeostatic balance of calcium in blood is primarily controlled by ______ hormone
  4. A type of fracture in which broken bone portion is pressed inward
  5. When calcium blood levels decline, _____ are stimulated to degrade bone matrix which will release calcium into blood
  6. Smooth & solid appearing bone tissue
  7. _____ ossification is bone that is formed from replacing hyaline cartilage
  8. The structural unit of compact bone
  9. Epiphyseal plate calcifies to form an epiphyseal ____
  10. A delicate connective tissue membrane lining internal bone surfaces
  11. If a bone has been broken all the way through, it is classified as a _____ fracture

23 Clues: A healthy bone is a ____ bone • The structural unit of compact bone • Smooth & solid appearing bone tissue • Deficiency in this can result in scurvy • Costal cartilage is a type of ____ cartilage • The "heel bone" which forms the heel of the foot • Bone tissue with trabeculae & a honeycomb appearance • Epiphyseal plate calcifies to form an epiphyseal ____ • ...

Grade 8 Science, Unit 2 2023-11-07

Grade 8 Science, Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the body system that includes the blood, the heart, and the blood vessels
  2. the largest organ of the lymphatic system which recycles old blood cells and makes new ones
  3. a pale yellow fluid that is the main liquid in blood
  4. a tiny blood vessel that carries blood to individual cells
  5. fluid drained from body tissues, which contains protein, salt, sugar, and nitrogen wastes
  6. the system that includes the skin of the human body
  7. a narrow, dead-end tube connected to the large intestine
  8. a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
  9. a group of body organs working together to perform a major function
  10. a blood cell which carries oxygen and carbon dioxide
  11. a body unit consisting of various kinds of tissues that work together
  12. a strong band of cartilage that holds a joint firmly in place
  13. a membrane that lines body passages and secretes mucus to remove and destroy disease germs
  14. the system that includes the kidneys and associated organs
  15. a whole body
  16. a group of cells that specialize in the same function
  17. a muscle that causes a joint to unbend
  18. any item that stimulates the production of antibodies
  19. the resistance to infection by a certain disease germ
  20. a tough tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
  21. a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
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  1. the tiny sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
  2. one of six lymphatic organs in the throat
  3. a substance in the blood that fights a certain germ or group of related germs
  4. one of the smallest organs of the lymphatic system, which produce a kind of white corpuscle and remove foreign materials
  5. a place where two bones meet
  6. the opening at the top of the voice box
  7. a muscle that causes a joint to bend
  8. a blood cell, which fights disease germs
  9. the dome-shaped muscle that contracts to bring air into lungs
  10. the outer layer of skin on the human body
  11. a gland between the heart and the sternum which makes lymph cells that destroy viruses and cancer cells
  12. the organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  13. one of the two main organs of the respiratory system, consisting of a spongy mass of tubes and air sacs
  14. one of the tiny purifying structures in the kidneys
  15. the system that consists of the 206 bones of the human skeleton
  16. either of two tubes that carry air from the windpipe to a lung
  17. the body system that includes the lungs and other organs used in breathing
  18. the system that includes the muscles of the human body
  19. the flap that covers the glottis in swallowing
  20. a tiny disc shaped body that is important in the clotting of blood
  21. the inner layer of skin
  22. the windpipe
  23. one of the two main organs that filter urea and other wastes out of the blood
  24. a network of vessels and nodes that follow the circulatory system and provide drainage and defense

45 Clues: a whole body • the windpipe • the inner layer of skin • a place where two bones meet • a muscle that causes a joint to bend • a muscle that causes a joint to unbend • the opening at the top of the voice box • a blood cell, which fights disease germs • one of six lymphatic organs in the throat • the outer layer of skin on the human body • ...

Body Coordination 2022-02-22

Body Coordination crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Neurons found within the central nervous system. They process and integrate incoming sensory information, and relay outgoing motor information. They send information BETWEEN sensory neurons and motor neurons.
  2. A reaction or change in an organism, either physiological or behavioural, as a result of a stimulus.
  3. Nervous System (PNS): All the nerves that do not form the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord): sensory receptors, sensory neurons and motor neurons.
  4. neurons: Sensory neurons gather information from the sensory receptors (senses) and send this sensory information as impulses TOWARDS the central nervous system.
  5. Sheath: Around the axon of a neuron, an insulating coat of cell membrane.
  6. Cord: Part of the central nervous system that is below the brain and enclosed within vertebra.
  7. A rapid, unconscious reaction to a stimulus, mediated by the spinal cord or lower brain.
  8. arc: A rapid response which automatically follows a stimulus, involving only a small number of neurons. It is composed of a receptor cell, a sensory neuron, an interneuron (relay neuron) in the spinal cord, and a motor neuron, which carries the message to the effector.
  9. The enlarged part of the CNS which is encased within the cranium of the skull, where information is processed and integrated.
  10. nervous system: The brain and the spinal cord
  11. Nervous System: Division of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) that contains all sensory neurons, and motor neurons to skeletal muscles.
  12. A molecule that is released from the synaptic terminal of a neuron at a synapse, diffuses across the synaptic cleft, and binds to the cell on the other side, triggering a response.
  13. Junction between two neurons or a junction between neurons and receptor or effector cells.
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  1. Sacs in the axon terminal that contain neurotransmitters, able to fuse with the membrane of the axon terminal in order to release their contents into the synaptic cleft.
  2. neurons: Motor neurons send information AWAY from the central nervous system to effector muscles, glands and other organs (effectors).
  3. Many individual neurons group together into a single structure.
  4. Any change in the environment of an organism that is detected by a receptor and provokes a response in the organism
  5. Long, threadlike part of a neuron which conducts impulses AWAY from the soma (cell body).
  6. terminals: The many fibres that the terminal end of an axon branches into. The end of the neuron where the electrical nerve impulse finishes prior to the synapse.
  7. A cell or group of cells that receives stimuli
  8. (cell body): The cell body of the neuron that processes input from the dendrites; contains the nucleus.
  9. A nerve cell; an elongated branched cell that carries electrical messages, called nerve impulses, from one part of the body to another at high speed
  10. Short, branching terminals that receive nerve impulses from other neurons or sensory receptors, and relay the impulse TOWARD the cell body.
  11. nervous system: Branch of the peripheral nervous system which is involuntary and regulates internal processes without our awareness. Consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic

24 Clues: nervous system: The brain and the spinal cord • A cell or group of cells that receives stimuli • Many individual neurons group together into a single structure. • Sheath: Around the axon of a neuron, an insulating coat of cell membrane. • A rapid, unconscious reaction to a stimulus, mediated by the spinal cord or lower brain. • ...

Musculo-skeletal Disorders 2016-08-22

Musculo-skeletal Disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Necrotic bone fragments
  2. Drainage of joints as a treatment or for diagnosis
  3. Arthritis can be subdivided into inflammatory, immune-mediated and...
  4. Rickets causes this unusual clinical sign in the limbs of affected patients
  5. These drugs have anti-inflammatory activity and aid cartilage/synovial membrane metabolism
  6. Common disorder of rabbits and guinea pigs
  7. This disease is also known as Moller-Barlows disease
  8. Another term for bone formation
  9. This disease is caused by a deficiency in Vitamin D
  10. Inflammation of a joint
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  1. These are produced in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus which attack cells
  2. Musculoskeletal disorder of birds
  3. Cancer of cartilage origin
  4. Causes softening/malformation of bones in chelonians
  5. Also known as degenerative joint disease
  6. One of the treatments for this disease is anti-fungal medication
  7. Aids detection of disease of muscle fibers and associated nerves
  8. This type of arthritis is erosive and produces antibodies called rheumatoid factor
  9. A clinical sign of this disease is a waddling/bunny hopping gait
  10. Inflammation of voluntary muscle

20 Clues: Necrotic bone fragments • Inflammation of a joint • Cancer of cartilage origin • Another term for bone formation • Inflammation of voluntary muscle • Musculoskeletal disorder of birds • Also known as degenerative joint disease • Common disorder of rabbits and guinea pigs • Drainage of joints as a treatment or for diagnosis • ...

skeletal crossword puzzle 2020-10-20

skeletal crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small vertical bone inside the nose
  2. fracture the break extends into the surface of a joint
  3. is the only bone that isn't attach to any other bone
  4. bone top of skull; there are two
  5. where your ears are
  6. a muscle or ligament pulls on the bone
  7. thin protect internal organs
  8. fracture the bone is shattered into many pieces
  9. a bone slightly fractures on one side but does not break
  10. fracture occurs in the spongy bone in the side
  11. bone roof of the mouth
  12. bone back of your head
  13. are in the bone matrix
  14. the break along the length of the bone
  15. flat bone located in the central part of chest
  16. protect organs
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  1. fracture a bone where at least one part of the bone has been twisted
  2. protect organs or attach to tendons
  3. bone tear ducts are located on
  4. located in arms and legs
  5. bone is broken down by
  6. main bone of the face
  7. jaw bone
  8. fracture one fragment of bone goes into another
  9. located in wrist and ankles
  10. facture a straight break across a bone
  11. associated with the sinus cavities
  12. cheek bone
  13. makes up forhead
  14. cells that build new bone
  15. fracture is diagonal
  16. fracture more common among athletes

32 Clues: jaw bone • cheek bone • protect organs • makes up forhead • where your ears are • fracture is diagonal • main bone of the face • bone is broken down by • bone roof of the mouth • bone back of your head • are in the bone matrix • located in arms and legs • cells that build new bone • located in wrist and ankles • thin protect internal organs • bone tear ducts are located on • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-20

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. encloses the spinal cord
  2. come out of the spine and do not connect with any other bone
  3. no body
  4. small body
  5. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  6. Forms the longitudinal axis of the body.
  7. middle part of the sternum
  8. usually bones that protect organs
  9. hole in the bone
  10. excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
  11. dense bone
  12. bones that are as wide as they are long
  13. bone forming cells
  14. bottom of the sternum
  15. protect the heart and lungs
  16. bones with open space
  17. upper part of the sternum
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  1. separated by cartilage
  2. spongy bones that have an outer layer of compact bone
  3. Limbs and girdles.
  4. ends of the bone
  5. mature bone cells
  6. a bone that is longer than it is wide
  7. broken bone portion is pressed inward
  8. bone is crushed
  9. connect to rib 7
  10. bone breaks incompletely
  11. connect from the spine to the sternum
  12. bone destroying cells
  13. shaft of the bone
  14. bone breaks into three or more fragments

31 Clues: no body • small body • dense bone • bone is crushed • ends of the bone • hole in the bone • connect to rib 7 • mature bone cells • shaft of the bone • Limbs and girdles. • bone forming cells • bone destroying cells • bottom of the sternum • bones with open space • separated by cartilage • encloses the spinal cord • bone breaks incompletely • upper part of the sternum • middle part of the sternum • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-22

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 side bones
  2. refers to the head and the spine
  3. inside the bone, small vertical bone
  4. thin, flat, usually curved, 2 thin layers
  5. dense and appears homogenous
  6. refers to limbs and girdles
  7. sinus cavities
  8. lower jaw bone
  9. a break in a cranial bone and a dent in the head
  10. only has 1 bone
  11. protects the heart and lungs
  12. broken bone penetrates the skin
  13. when a bone bends and cracks, instead of breaking completely into separate pieces.
  14. The bone is broken into more than two pieces.
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  1. underneath the skull or the roof of the mouth
  2. the bone under the eyes
  3. 2 bones on the bridge of the nose
  4. main bone of the face
  5. a break where the ends are driven into each other.
  6. lives within the neck area and is not attached to other bones
  7. irregular special type of short bone
  8. complete fractures of long bones that result from a rotational force applied to the bone
  9. top bones and only has 2 bones
  10. typically larger bones and are less wide
  11. type of fracture or break in your vertebrae
  12. does not penetrate the skin
  13. made of small needle like pieces and open space
  14. the back bones
  15. cube shaped and contains mostly spongy bone

29 Clues: 2 side bones • sinus cavities • lower jaw bone • the back bones • only has 1 bone • main bone of the face • the bone under the eyes • refers to limbs and girdles • does not penetrate the skin • dense and appears homogenous • protects the heart and lungs • top bones and only has 2 bones • broken bone penetrates the skin • refers to the head and the spine • 2 bones on the bridge of the nose • ...

skeletal crossword review 2018-11-19

skeletal crossword review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin layer of squamous cells which line the medullary cavity
  2. Joint, "freely moveable" joints that contain synovial cavity
  3. broken bone caused by stress, trauma or disease conditions.
  4. dense white fibrous (irregular arrangements) covering the surface of the bone.
  5. inward curvature of the lower back, often caused by obesity
  6. band or cord of regular dense fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone
  7. process by which bones form in the body.
  8. forms spongy bone.
  9. forms the upper jaw, supports upper teeth
  10. an immovable joint found only between the skull bones
  11. the expanded ends of the long bone
  12. cavity, space or hollow chamber within the diaphysis
  13. sac-like structure that reduces friction between soft tissue and bone
  14. disease caused by destruction of articular cartilage from the joints.
  15. an elevated (knob like) usually roughened area on a bone.
  16. pads of fibrocartilage found between the articular surfaces.
  17. vertebrae of the neck.
  18. aka dental-alveolar joint, periodontal ligament binds teeth into sockets
  19. U-shaped bone, supports and provides attachment for the tongue.
  20. an opening or hole through a bone, serves as a passageway for blood vessels and nerves
  21. A large rounded (knuckle like) prominence on a bone.
Down
  1. membrane-filled spaces between cranial bones, allowing rapid growth of the skull
  2. band or cord of regular dense fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone
  3. Process, the bony extensions from the temporal bone which are posterior to the ears
  4. outward curvature of the upper back, often caused by osteoporosis
  5. Bone, formed by densely packed osteons, providing strength for the bone
  6. various shaped bones which cannot fit any other bone shape grouping.
  7. loss of bone mass and bone density, more common in women.
  8. skeleton, contains the bones of the free appendages
  9. a light spongy bone located in the anterior part of the floor of the cranium between the orbits.
  10. forms sides of the skull and part of the eye orbit
  11. type of growth forming flat bones.
  12. comprised of five fused vertebrae.
  13. any projection from the surface of a bone, used in muscle attachment
  14. Cartilage, thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the ends of long bones
  15. smaller shin bone
  16. Arthritis, autoimmune disease of the joints, causing inflammation, deformity, and immobility.
  17. a tube like passageway within a bone
  18. sheet of fibrous tissue used to connect bones (ex: b/w tibia and fibula)
  19. tear of the ligaments
  20. a very large, blunt process only found on the femur
  21. Marrow, blood cell forming tissue located within the spaces of spongy bone.
  22. small rounded process used for muscle attachment
  23. form the greater portion of the sides and roof of the cranial cavity

44 Clues: smaller shin bone • forms spongy bone. • tear of the ligaments • vertebrae of the neck. • type of growth forming flat bones. • comprised of five fused vertebrae. • the expanded ends of the long bone • a tube like passageway within a bone • process by which bones form in the body. • forms the upper jaw, supports upper teeth • small rounded process used for muscle attachment • ...

Skeletal Crossword II 2021-11-27

Skeletal Crossword II crossword puzzle
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  1. the center of the diaphysis which contains marrow
  2. Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
  3. the type of canal that runs perpendicular to Haversian canals, also known as perforating
  4. found between the bones of a fetal skull
  5. type of growth where new matrix is added on the outside of the tissue
  6. bone growth that occurs at the epiphyseal plate and uses a cartilage template
  7. membrane covering the surface of bones
  8. connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
  9. cartilage found where bones articulate
  10. interconnecting rods(scaffolding) filled with red marrow
  11. the type of ossification where cells develop between thin sheets of connective tissue
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  1. bone organized into thin sheets
  2. made up of collagen and calcium, the 'cement' of bone matrix
  3. the process of bone formation
  4. cracks protruding from lacunae, provide means of nutrients to get to the osteocyte
  5. type of fibers that penetrate through the periosteum and into the bone and Strengthen attachment of tendon to bone
  6. mass of tissue that forms at a fracture site and connects the broken ends of the bone
  7. this sheets of matrix that lie concentric around a Haversian canal
  8. the type of bone that contains trabeculae
  9. basic unit in compact bone, also known as Haversian systems

20 Clues: the process of bone formation • bone organized into thin sheets • membrane covering the surface of bones • cartilage found where bones articulate • found between the bones of a fetal skull • the type of bone that contains trabeculae • connective tissue that attaches bone to bone • Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone • ...

A&P - Skeletal 2024-09-22

A&P - Skeletal crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bones like vertebrae, sphenoid, and sacrum are this shape of bone
  2. Concentric rings of calcified bone matrix
  3. Cartilage that lines the ends of bones, providing cushion
  4. Bone likes carpals and tarsals are this shape of bone
  5. Synovial joints allowing a wide degree of movement
  6. Bones like humerus, femur, radius, etc. are this shape of bone
  7. Fibrous joints allowing little to no movement
  8. Bone cells that break down calcium salts
  9. Fibrous membrane covering bone
Down
  1. Spongy layer of bone between two compact layers in flat bones
  2. The ends of a lone bone
  3. Cartilaginous joints allowing some movement
  4. The small passageways of an osteon running between rings of bone
  5. The part of an osteon that has a blood vessel running through it
  6. Spaces in an osteon where osteocytes live
  7. The body of long bone
  8. Membrane lining medullary cavity of a bone
  9. The bones that cover your brain are this bone shape
  10. Bone cells that lay down calcium salts
  11. Your patella is this round bone shape

20 Clues: The body of long bone • The ends of a lone bone • Fibrous membrane covering bone • Your patella is this round bone shape • Bone cells that lay down calcium salts • Bone cells that break down calcium salts • Concentric rings of calcified bone matrix • Spaces in an osteon where osteocytes live • Membrane lining medullary cavity of a bone • ...

Skeletal and muscular 2023-12-06

Skeletal and muscular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bone Located inside compact bones at widened ends of long bones, has spaces in matrix so it looks like a sponge, still rigid, adaptation- to make bones lighter in weight bone
  2. provide attachment for the body- attach to bones voluntary
  3. surrounds each eye- close eyelids
  4. contract automatically (stomach, heart, etc.)
  5. A long bone in your arm
  6. Helps bones extend
  7. Attaches to bones to provide movement
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  1. A bone in the phalangeyspatella
  2. inside compact bones at widened ends of long bones, has spaces in matrix so it looks like a sponge, still rigid, adaptation- to make bones lighter in weight
  3. side of neck turns and flexes neck
  4. Bones in your fingers
  5. upper back and neck extends head, move shoulder
  6. joint Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee) that permits motion in only one plane
  7. A support in your chest
  8. Shoulder blade
  9. Allows muscle to return to its shape
  10. oris surrounds the mouth- closes lips; puckers lips
  11. muscles you contract when you want to move (skeletal)
  12. tone the state of partial contraction
  13. muscle - forms the wall of the heart and contracts to circulate blood involuntary
  14. connect muscles to bone
  15. shrinkes in size and lose strength

22 Clues: Shoulder blade • Helps bones extend • Bones in your fingers • A support in your chest • A long bone in your arm • connect muscles to bone • A bone in the phalangeyspatella • surrounds each eye- close eyelids • side of neck turns and flexes neck • shrinkes in size and lose strength • Allows muscle to return to its shape • tone the state of partial contraction • ...

Skeletal Muscle Things 2024-10-06

Skeletal Muscle Things crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ make up a myofibril
  2. The myosin head pivots and bends as it pulls on the actin filament, sliding it towards the M _____
  3. As ATP is ______ into ADP and Pi, the myosin head is energized (cocked into high energy conformation)
  4. Skeletal muscle has an optimal _____ length where is can generate maximum force
  5. The cross bride detaches when a new _____ (abbreviation) binds to the myosin head
  6. In recruitment of motor units as force requirements increase, ____-twitch, fatigue-resistant fibers are recruited first
  7. An action potential travels along a motor nerve to its endings on muscle fibers, where _____ is secreted
  8. At rest,_____ blocks the active site on actin, preventing the myosin from binding
  9. Type IIb muscle fibers are _____ glycolytic, very fatiguable
  10. A muscle cell is also known as a muscle ____
  11. High-frequency and prolonged stimulation of a muscle can lead to _____
  12. Each sarcomere is made up of actin and ____ filaments, the molecular components of the muscle
  13. When ACh channels open, there is a Na influx that causes local depolarization, triggering opening of voltage-gated Na channels, causing an action potential at the ______ (this part of the cell)
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  1. ____ (size) motor units control gross movements
  2. This type of receptor is stimulated by acetylcholine (ACh)
  3. The action potential travels down the T-tubule until it reaches this voltage-sensitive receptor (use the abbreviation), causing a conformational change
  4. In skeletal muscle, the source of Ca2+ is 100% endogenous; it comes from stored Ca2+ in the _____ reticulum
  5. Inorganic phosphate generated in the previous contraction cycle is released, which initiates the power _____
  6. _____(size) motor units control fine motor skills
  7. Type IIa muscle fibers are fast-oxidative-_______
  8. A muscle cell contains many of these (plural)
  9. The ____ (abbreviation) pumps hydrolyze ATP to make ADP and uptake Ca from the intracellular compartment back to the SR (muscle relaxes)
  10. Ca2+ ions will move down their concentration gradient into the intracellular compartment, where they will bind to _____ and initiate the cross bridge cycle, generating force
  11. Type I muscle fibers are slow-oxidative and ______ resistant
  12. Calcium binds to troponin C, causing a conformational change in the troponin-tropomyosin complex that opens the active site on ____ so myosin can bind, forming a cross bridge
  13. This type of receptor is coupled to DHPR, and releases calcium when DHPR undergoes a coformational change
  14. At rest, myosin heads are bound to ____ (abbreviation) and are said to be in a "cocked" position; there is no Ca bound to the troponin-tropomyosin complex

27 Clues: _____ make up a myofibril • A muscle cell is also known as a muscle ____ • A muscle cell contains many of these (plural) • ____ (size) motor units control gross movements • _____(size) motor units control fine motor skills • Type IIa muscle fibers are fast-oxidative-_______ • This type of receptor is stimulated by acetylcholine (ACh) • ...

Skeletal Systtem Crossword 2024-10-17

Skeletal Systtem Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abnormal softening of cartilage
  2. The visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
  3. Treats mis-alignments of the spine
  4. Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
  5. Connect bone to bone
  6. Inflammation of a bursa
  7. Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side
  8. Skull
  9. polymyalgia rheumatica
  10. The smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones
  11. Degenerative joint disease common with aging
  12. total hip arthroplasty
  13. The total displacement of a bone from its joint
  14. The partial displacement of a bone from its joint
  15. Abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine
  16. Spinal cord, bone marrow
  17. Membrane, Lines the capsule and secretes synovial fluid
  18. a fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement in areas that are subject to friction
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  1. Inflammation of a joint(s)
  2. Fluid, Joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
  3. Scan, Nuclear imaging test that helps diagnose bone disease
  4. Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  5. X-ray
  6. Fracture, Fracture which twists around the bone, may occur from a twisting force
  7. Areas where two or more bones join together
  8. Magnetic resonance imaging; used to look at soft issue structures of the interior joint complex
  9. A specialist in care for the feet
  10. Fracture, Bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children
  11. The loss, or absence, of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury, or a surgical procedure
  12. Cartilage
  13. Fracture

31 Clues: X-ray • Skull • Fracture • Cartilage • Connect bone to bone • polymyalgia rheumatica • total hip arthroplasty • Inflammation of a bursa • Spinal cord, bone marrow • Inflammation of a joint(s) • Abnormal softening of cartilage • A specialist in care for the feet • Treats mis-alignments of the spine • Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone • Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine • ...

Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology 2024-11-03

Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two or more digits fused together
  2. severe cranial stenosis due to premature closure of sagittal, coronal and lambdoid sutures
  3. prominent heel and a convex sole
  4. flattened vertebral bodies throughout the axial skeleton
  5. congenital absence of all or part of distal half of a limb
  6. sideways curvature of the spine
  7. congenital anomaly of skull where the top of the head assumes a conical or pointed shape
  8. club foot
  9. congenital defect where the bones of one or more limbs are missing or shortened
  10. hands short with stubby fingers
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  1. extra digits on hand and/or foot
  2. shortening of proximal bone segment
  3. split hand deformity
  4. hypoplasia or aplasia of the radius and thumb
  5. another name for Clover Leaf Skull
  6. round back or hunchback
  7. congenital absence of one or more limbs
  8. shortening of middle bone segment
  9. shortening of entire extremity
  10. curving of the fifth finger towards fourth finger

20 Clues: club foot • split hand deformity • round back or hunchback • shortening of entire extremity • sideways curvature of the spine • hands short with stubby fingers • extra digits on hand and/or foot • prominent heel and a convex sole • two or more digits fused together • shortening of middle bone segment • another name for Clover Leaf Skull • shortening of proximal bone segment • ...

Cells, Skeletal, Muscular 2025-04-03

Cells, Skeletal, Muscular crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a living thing that has an organized structure
  2. System a group of organs that work together to perform a certain function
  3. Specialized smooth muscle only found in the heart, contracts to pump blood throughout the body
  4. connect muscles to bone (like rubberbands), moves joint/bones
  5. the smallest unit that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body.
  6. Voluntary muscles, support posture, provide movement. Connected to bones by tendons.
  7. a structure composed of a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function
  8. a group of cells that have similar structure and that function together as a unit
  9. (skull) protects brain
  10. collar bone
  11. Marrow produces red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that prevent infection and platelets that control bleeding
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  1. (upper arm bone) Allows your arm to move, flex and rotate. Holds 13 muscles in place. Stabilizes the rest of your arm, including your elbow and hand.
  2. cushions the joint and prevents friction and wear and tear between the bone ends
  3. (spinal column) consists of 33 vertebrae, protects spinal cord, provides structure and support, allows for movement and flexibility.
  4. connect bone to bone, stabilizes joints
  5. (hip bones) Supports your upper body, allows movement, walking, standing, bending
  6. (thigh bone) largest bone, provides support for body weight, allows for movement
  7. Joint (shoulder and hips) allows for rotational (circular) movement
  8. Involuntary muscles, moves food along digestive tract, arteries and veins circulate blood throughout the body.
  9. (knee, elbow, ankle) allows for bending and straightening
  10. (rib cage) consists of 24 ribs, 12 per side, protect vital organs, expand/contract to allow for breathing
  11. where bones meet, allows for movement

22 Clues: collar bone • (skull) protects brain • where bones meet, allows for movement • connect bone to bone, stabilizes joints • a living thing that has an organized structure • (knee, elbow, ankle) allows for bending and straightening • connect muscles to bone (like rubberbands), moves joint/bones • Joint (shoulder and hips) allows for rotational (circular) movement • ...

PBL: Skeletal Disorders 2022-10-05

PBL: Skeletal Disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bone is forced out the joint
  2. Occurs when lack of vitamin D causes leg bones to become bowed out
  3. Bone breaks and erupts through skin; increased chance of infection
  4. "Hunchback", rounded bowling at the top of the spine
  5. Inflammation of the bursae that surround the joints
  6. disk Painful condition that occurs when the intervertebral disks protrudes out of alignment
  7. inflammation of the bone caused by an infection
  8. Inflammation of the joints
  9. Break or crack in the bone
  10. Breaking and dislocation of dislocation of distal radius, causing a bulge at the wrist area
  11. Occurs when ligaments are torn at the joint due to a twisting action
Down
  1. "Swayback", inward curvature at the bottom of the spine
  2. occurs when done is bent and splits, which causes a crack or incomplete break
  3. Broken bone of skull pushes in toward brain; bone fragments
  4. Occurs when the bone abnormally porous or soft
  5. occurs when ends of broken bone jam into one another
  6. Splinters into more than two pieces; bone fragments
  7. lateral curvature of the spine
  8. occurs when bone is twisted, which may results in one or more breaks
  9. complete breaks of bone with no damage to skin

20 Clues: Inflammation of the joints • Break or crack in the bone • Bone is forced out the joint • lateral curvature of the spine • Occurs when the bone abnormally porous or soft • complete breaks of bone with no damage to skin • inflammation of the bone caused by an infection • Inflammation of the bursae that surround the joints • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-11

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bones that make up the ribs
  2. the strongest bone, and its in the jaw
  3. the bones that make up the bridge of the nose
  4. the part of the bone that makes it very long
  5. the lifeline of the body
  6. another strong bone, but it's the heaviest bone
  7. The bone that makes up the forehead and protects the brain
  8. the name for the shin bone
  9. the smoothest and most compact bones in the body
  10. the lower part of the back
  11. another name for the collarbone
  12. A joint between the bones of the skull
  13. the name for bones in the fingers
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  1. the thinner and flatter bones of the body
  2. the part of the body that stores and forms blood
  3. the skull that has more bones than the adult skull
  4. another name for the spine
  5. the bone that stores fat for adults
  6. The lateral half of the skeleton
  7. the part of the back that makes up the upper half of the tailbone
  8. the name for the tailbone
  9. the bones that form the neck

22 Clues: the lifeline of the body • the name for the tailbone • another name for the spine • the name for the shin bone • the lower part of the back • the bones that form the neck • the bones that make up the ribs • another name for the collarbone • The lateral half of the skeleton • the name for bones in the fingers • the bone that stores fat for adults • ...

Muscular & Skeletal Terminology 2023-01-19

Muscular & Skeletal Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cancer
  2. neck
  3. tissue
  4. rib
  5. back
  6. around
  7. fibrous band
  8. expansion
  9. skull
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  1. pain
  2. calcium
  3. inflammation
  4. joint
  5. round
  6. rupture
  7. wrist
  8. difficult
  9. half
  10. sensation
  11. cartilage

20 Clues: rib • pain • neck • back • half • joint • round • wrist • skull • cancer • tissue • around • calcium • rupture • difficult • sensation • cartilage • expansion • inflammation • fibrous band

Muscular-Skeletal Systems 2025-11-04

Muscular-Skeletal Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tough membrane covering the surface of bones
  2. Part of your body that contains 26 bones
  3. Muscles you cannot control
  4. Place where two or more bones come together
  5. Break in a bone
  6. Joint with little or no movement
  7. Rubbery layer of tissue found at the end of bones
  8. Muscles require this to contract
  9. Causes bones to weaken and become brittle
  10. Each fiber is made of smaller units called this
  11. Attach muscles to bones
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  1. Joint with back and forth movement
  2. Disease where joints become irritated or inflamed
  3. Muscles you can control
  4. Stores fat as an energy reserve
  5. Muscle tissue is made up of these
  6. Longest and strongest bone in the body
  7. Muscle tissue attached to bones
  8. Joint where one bones rotates around another
  9. Joint where one bones slides over another
  10. Muscle tissue found in organs

21 Clues: Break in a bone • Muscles you can control • Attach muscles to bones • Muscles you cannot control • Muscle tissue found in organs • Stores fat as an energy reserve • Muscle tissue attached to bones • Joint with little or no movement • Muscles require this to contract • Muscle tissue is made up of these • Joint with back and forth movement • Longest and strongest bone in the body • ...

FS Skeletal Features 2021-01-28

FS Skeletal Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large shin bone
  2. a bone expert
  3. the longest and strongest
  4. you have twenty of these
  5. funny bone
  6. another name for cranium
  7. small bone in lower leg
  8. wrist bones
  9. attached to the tailbone
  10. lower jaw
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  1. ears and tip of nose are made of this
  2. brain protector
  3. protects the heart
  4. here you will find the ilium and ischium
  5. a 'crack' in the cranium
  6. collar bone
  7. a single bone in the back
  8. knee cap
  9. find the tarsals here
  10. shoulder blade
  11. small arm bone on pinkie side
  12. upper jaw
  13. males and females have equal amounts; Adam & Eve too

23 Clues: knee cap • upper jaw • lower jaw • funny bone • collar bone • wrist bones • a bone expert • shoulder blade • brain protector • large shin bone • protects the heart • find the tarsals here • small bone in lower leg • a 'crack' in the cranium • you have twenty of these • another name for cranium • attached to the tailbone • the longest and strongest • a single bone in the back • ...

Posterior Skeletal Muscles 2021-12-08

Posterior Skeletal Muscles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. muscle of the rotator cuff that sits just inferior to the infraspinatus
  2. a large hamstring muscle that is more lateral and runs the length of the femur
  3. the large tendon that connects the calcaneus to the gastrocnemius
  4. a posterior exstensor of the fingers located in the lower forearm
  5. the dual headed large muscle in the posterior calf area which connects the achilles tendon to the calcaneous
  6. this muscle sits inferior to the teres minor and is NOT part of the rotator cuff
  7. the hamstring muscle medial to the biceps femoris
  8. a posterior extensor that extends the wrist
  9. a large bilateral muscle of the rump
  10. muscle that works opposite the biceps brachii
  11. the large bilateral circular muscles that sit in the occipital region of the skull
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  1. the largest and most medial adductor muscle located on the posterior of the body
  2. large star shaped muscle that connects the neck, shoulders, and spine
  3. this is a large sheath of connective tissue that connects the tensor fasciae latae to the lateral head of the tibia
  4. a muscle of the calf that sits deep to the gastrocnemius
  5. large muscle of the rotator cuff that sits in the posterior scapula
  6. the most medial hamstring muscle
  7. the gluteal muscle smaller that the gluteus maximus but larger than the gluteus minimus
  8. large muscle inferior to the trapezius with bilateral wings
  9. muscle located on the distal end of the shoulder

20 Clues: the most medial hamstring muscle • a large bilateral muscle of the rump • a posterior extensor that extends the wrist • muscle that works opposite the biceps brachii • muscle located on the distal end of the shoulder • the hamstring muscle medial to the biceps femoris • a muscle of the calf that sits deep to the gastrocnemius • ...

Integumentary - Skeletal - Joints 2022-09-29

Integumentary - Skeletal - Joints crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and socket, your shoulder is what type of joint
  2. joint with no movement
  3. outer layer of dermis and directly beneath the epidermis
  4. joint at the base of the thumb
  5. is the protective barrier and covers the body
  6. protein that accumulates in cells of nails, hair and the superficial layer of the dermis
  7. the patella is what type of bone
  8. bones of the hand
  9. bottom layer of your skin
  10. spongy tissue at the ends of bones
  11. protect distal end of fingers and toes
  12. strongest layer of skin
  13. shaft, portion of hair above the surface of the epidermis
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  1. gland, secretes sebum into hair follicle
  2. forearm bone located on pinky side
  3. the smallest bone in the body
  4. growth of the bone occurs at what plate
  5. the longest bone in your body
  6. forearm bone located on thumb side
  7. joint that allows bone to slide over another
  8. superficial layer of skin
  9. gland, secretes sweat
  10. cavity, hollow space filled with synovial fluid between the bones
  11. joint that forms to allow movement around a central point
  12. jaw bone
  13. corneum, most superficial stratum of the epidermis
  14. bone in center of chest that hood your ribs together
  15. freely moveable joints
  16. you knee and elbow are what type of joint
  17. bones of the wrist
  18. fluid filled sac that allows joints to move over each other

31 Clues: jaw bone • bones of the hand • bones of the wrist • gland, secretes sweat • joint with no movement • freely moveable joints • strongest layer of skin • superficial layer of skin • bottom layer of your skin • the smallest bone in the body • the longest bone in your body • joint at the base of the thumb • the patella is what type of bone • forearm bone located on pinky side • ...

Skeletal Vocab 2 2023-11-08

Skeletal Vocab 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Softening of muscle tissue
  2. Pertaining to both nerves and muscles
  3. Muscular motion or activity
  4. Muscle having three heads with a single insertion
  5. Pain in the muscle
  6. General term used to describe conditions characterized by inflammation, soreness, and stiffness of muscles and pain in joints
  7. Weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle
  8. Condition characterized by cramps, convulsions, twitching of the muscles, and sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints
  9. Muscle that raises or elevates a part
  10. Inflammation of muscle tissue, especially skeletal muscles; may be caused by infection, trauma, or parasitic infestation
  11. Process of being twisted
  12. Muscle arising from the sternum and clavicle with its insertion in the mastoid process; flexes the neck and helps with movement of the head
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  1. Muscle that has four heads or points of origin
  2. Lacking muscle tone; weak, soft, flabby
  3. Band of fibrous connective tissue serving for the attachment of muscles to bones
  4. Stiffness of skeletal muscles seen in death; develops between the 4th and 24th hour after death, then ceases
  5. Pertaining to tone, especially muscular tension
  6. Pertaining to having the same tone or tension
  7. Refers to a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles that control movement.
  8. Condition of increased muscular tone causing stiff and awkward movements
  9. Treatment using scientific application of water; types: hot tub, cold bath, whirlpool, and vapor bath
  10. Artificial device used to replace an organ or body part, such as a hand, arm, leg, or hip.
  11. Abnormal condition of hardening of muscle
  12. Instrument used to record muscular contractions
  13. Pertaining to within a muscle, such as an IM injection
  14. Embryonic cell that develops into a cell of muscle fiber
  15. Literally means pertaining to having equal measure; increasing tension of muscle while maintaining equal length

27 Clues: Pain in the muscle • Process of being twisted • Softening of muscle tissue • Muscular motion or activity • Pertaining to both nerves and muscles • Muscle that raises or elevates a part • Lacking muscle tone; weak, soft, flabby • Weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle • Abnormal condition of hardening of muscle • Pertaining to having the same tone or tension • ...

Skeletal Unit Crossword 2023-09-26

Skeletal Unit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an example of an irregular bone (hint: spine)
  2. slightly moveable joints
  3. extensions of osteocytes
  4. needed for collagen synthesis
  5. concentric rings of matrix (layered matrix)
  6. mature bone cell
  7. a bone forming process that originates as hyaline cartilage
  8. released by parathyroid during low calcium levels
  9. found in epiphysis
  10. spaces for osteocytes
  11. also known as the Haversian system
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  1. blood vessel is located here
  2. joints made out of dense connective tissue
  3. needed for proper calcium absorption
  4. released by thyroid during high calcium levels
  5. a bone forming process that originates as connective tissue
  6. found in diaphysis
  7. contains cells that are a receptor for high calcium levels
  8. contains fat storage - found in medullary cavity of long bones
  9. contains cells that are a receptor for low calcium level
  10. ossification center found in adolescence

21 Clues: mature bone cell • found in diaphysis • found in epiphysis • spaces for osteocytes • slightly moveable joints • extensions of osteocytes • blood vessel is located here • needed for collagen synthesis • also known as the Haversian system • needed for proper calcium absorption • ossification center found in adolescence • joints made out of dense connective tissue • ...

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-20

Skeletal Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a common fracture in the skull, forms a dent
  2. ribs that don't attach to anything
  3. bone destroying cells
  4. the bone breaks incompletely and is common in children
  5. bone type that is long with spongy ends
  6. subsection of the skeleton that includes the torso
  7. small bone type found in the wrist and ankles
  8. protects the heart and lungs
  9. vertebrae labeled as C1-C7
  10. the shaft of the bone
  11. contains yellow marrow in adults and red marrow in infants
  12. 3 bones fused together, an anchor point for the true ribs
  13. the bone type of the scapula
  14. a type of rib that connects to rib 7
  15. mature bone cells
  16. a twisting force breaks the bone
  17. one function of the skeletal system, starts with m
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  1. ribs 1-7, connect from spine to sternum
  2. bone type that does not fit in the other categories
  3. the bone is crushed
  4. the smoothest substance know to humans
  5. subsection of the skeleton that includes the limbs of the body
  6. the outside covering of the diaphysis
  7. the process of cartilage turning into bone
  8. bone-forming cells
  9. the ends of a bone, mostly spongy
  10. a type of fracture where the bone breaks into small pieces
  11. a fracture where two broken ends are forced into eachother
  12. vertebrae located at the bottom of the spinal cord, L1-L5
  13. the most superior bone of the sternum
  14. connects the ribs to the sternum

31 Clues: mature bone cells • bone-forming cells • the bone is crushed • bone destroying cells • the shaft of the bone • vertebrae labeled as C1-C7 • protects the heart and lungs • the bone type of the scapula • connects the ribs to the sternum • a twisting force breaks the bone • the ends of a bone, mostly spongy • ribs that don't attach to anything • a type of rib that connects to rib 7 • ...