Bone Formation, Remodeling and Fractures

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Across
  1. 5. protein that increase strength, allows bone to bend without breaking.
  2. 6. fracture in which bone is fragmented into 3 or more pieces
  3. 7. _____ formed from a blast. suffix meaning "cell"
  4. 11. hunchback
  5. 17. Unspecialized stem cells develop into osteoblasts
  6. 19. fracture caused by a severe twisting of bone
  7. 21. common fracture in children (due to their softer bones)
  8. 22. breakdown of bone matrix
  9. 23. fracture in which the bone is broken but skin is intact
  10. 25. fracture in which bone is broken and exits through skin
  11. 26. Bone disease, weakening due bone density loss.
Down
  1. 1. mature bone cells, maintain bone's daily metabolism
  2. 2. inflammation of one or more joints
  3. 3. suffix meaning "immature cells"
  4. 4. cells that tear down old bone and help move Ca and PO4 into bloodstream
  5. 8. fracture the does not completely break (tiny crack in bone)
  6. 9. Growth in bone diameter increasing width
  7. 10. a partial or complete break in bone
  8. 12. removal of old bone and deposition of new bone (ongoing process of resorption and ossification)
  9. 13. lateral curvature of spine
  10. 14. sway back
  11. 15. fracture common in the elderly
  12. 16. replacing cartilage with bone - formation of bone
  13. 18. Increases length of bone occurs at epiphyseal plate
  14. 20. bone building cells
  15. 24. suffix indicating a cell that destroys or resorbs