APF of Muscular & Skeletal System in Children
Across
- 3. Hormone Hormone promoting bone growth in children
- 6. Main protein in bone matrix
- 10. Structural unit of skeletal muscle
- 13. Inflammation of bone and bone marrow
- 16. Main mineral responsible for bone hardness
- 17. Protein in muscle fibers responsible for contraction
- 18. Basic structural unit of compact bone
- 19. Primary site of blood cell formation in bone
- 21. Curvature of the spine seen in children
- 23. Connective tissue joining muscle to bone
- 25. Mineral stored in bones besides calcium
- 26. Joint inflammation disorder seen in children
- 27. Muscle disease causing progressive weakness in boys
- 28. Process of bone tissue formation
- 29. Soft spots on an infant’s skull
Down
- 1. Disorder with brittle bones due to defective collagen
- 2. Deficiency of Vitamin D causes this disease in children
- 4. Microscopic structure of muscle cell membrane
- 5. The longest bone in the human body
- 7. Vitamin essential for calcium absorption
- 8. Type of muscle under voluntary control
- 9. Cells responsible for bone resorption
- 11. Skeletal deformity due to rickets causing bow legs
- 12. Connective tissue joining bone to bone
- 13. Cells responsible for bone formation
- 14. Enzyme elevated in muscular dystrophy
- 15. Hormone that increases blood calcium by bone resorption
- 20. Condition of decreased bone mass in children
- 22. Joint type allowing free movement (e.g., shoulder)
- 24. PlateCartilage growth plate in long bones