AO skeletal system vocab

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