Anatomy Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. lack of proper nutrition
  2. 5. breaks down bone
  3. 8. a soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells
  4. 11. firm but resilient shock absorbers
  5. 12. tough fibrous protein of the bone
  6. 13. thin membrane that covers a bone; outer layer of the bone
  7. 14. area of thick hard skin
  8. 16. composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space
  9. 17. protects the heart and lungs
  10. 19. cells that make bone
  11. 23. covers the surfaces of bones that form moving joints
  12. 24. comes from whole-grains, cereals, fish, milk, and green veggies
  13. 25. network of bones inside the body
Down
  1. 1. stores lipids
  2. 2. nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil and food that are necessary for health
  3. 3. vitamin D deficiency that impacts bone growth
  4. 4. dense, hard layers of bone tissue that lie underneath the periosteum
  5. 6. produces blood cells
  6. 7. mineral that is essential for bone growth, teeth development, and brain function
  7. 9. means bone
  8. 10. fats
  9. 15. condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily
  10. 18. enables the body to properly absorb and use calcium, the element needed for proper bone development and maintenance; also called sunshine vitamin
  11. 20. protects the brain
  12. 21. mixed or combined
  13. 22. where two bones meet and allows movement