Bone Anatomy & Physiology Review
Across
- 2. Another name for the growth plate
- 6. Bone with open space
- 9. Disorder characterized by loss of articular cartilage
- 11. Red blood cell formation
- 13. Immovable joint
- 15. Another name for a simple fracture
- 16. Shaft of a long bone
- 18. Number of synovial joints
- 22. The only bone that does not articulate with another bone
- 23. Low bone mass
- 24. Makes red blood cells
- 25. Freely moveable joint
- 26. Fracture where the bone breaks the skin
- 28. Bone characterized by dense tissue that looks smooth and homogeneous
- 30. Covers the epiphyses of long bones
Down
- 1. Fracture where the broken ends are forced into each other
- 3. End of a long bone
- 4. Fracture where the bone breaks into 3 or more pieces
- 5. Bone builder
- 7. An autoimmune disorder that affects joints
- 8. Ability to maintain a stable internal environment
- 10. Slightly moveable joint
- 12. Skeletal division containing girdles and limbs
- 14. Indicates a long bone has finished growing
- 17. Cancerous growth on a bone
- 19. Stores fat
- 20. Forerunner to bone tissue in a fetus
- 21. Break down bone
- 27. Secretes calcitonin
- 29. Skeletal division containing skull, bony thorax, vertebral column