AO skeletal system vocab
Across
- 2. is blood cell production
- 5. A freely moveable join
- 9. a thin layer of specialized connective tissue with unique viscoelastic properties
- 12. a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue
- 14. the main site of longitudinal growth of the long bones
- 15. produced by cells in the periosteum and consists of hyaline cartilage and bone
- 16. the shaft or central part of a long bone.
- 17. A membrane lining the inner surface of the bony wall
Down
- 1. cells that form new bones and grow and heal existing bones
- 3. A joint with limited mobility
- 4. a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.
- 6. each of a series or group of partitions formed by bands or columns of connective tissue
- 7. a medical specialty focusing on injuries and diseases affecting your musculoskeletal system
- 8. a procedure to set (reduce) a broken bone without surgery
- 10. large multinucleated cell responsible for the dissolution and absorption of bone
- 11. the end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft
- 13. a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.