Skeletal System Choice Board

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Across
  1. 7. specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the bones, joints, and muscles
  2. 8. areas where two or more bones join together
  3. 12. abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine
  4. 13. to bind, tie together
  5. 15. physician who specializes in the study and treatment if arthritis characterized by inflammation in the joints and connective tissue
  6. 16. abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side
  7. 17. x-ray
  8. 19. inflammation of a bursa
  9. 21. “wear and tear arthritis,” degenerative joint disease, most commonly associated with aging
  10. 22. spinal cord, bone marrow
  11. 25. fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed
  12. 26. a specialist in care for the feet
  13. 27. abnormal softening of cartilage
  14. 29. broken bone with no open wound
Down
  1. 1. connect bone to bone
  2. 2. inflammation of a joint
  3. 3. loosening, setting free
  4. 4. the total displacement of a bone from its joint
  5. 5. treats mis-alignments of the spine
  6. 6. nuclear imaging test that that helps diagnose bone disease
  7. 9. abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
  8. 10. a fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement in areas that are subject to friction
  9. 11. bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children
  10. 14. curved, bent
  11. 18. bone fracture that breaks through the skin
  12. 20. the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
  13. 23. curve, swayback, bent
  14. 24. red bone marrow forms red blood cells. Yellow bone marrow stores fat
  15. 27. the smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones
  16. 28. the loss, or absence, of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury, or a surgical procedure