Bones & Bone Fractures

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Across
  1. 1. A spongy, soft tissue that fills the cavities of your bones and holds cells that create red and white blood cells and platelets
  2. 3. bone at the very bottom of your spine consisting of three to five fused vertebrae
  3. 4. a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the quality or structure of bone changes
  4. 6. A fracture where the break is in a straight line across the bone.
  5. 9. Bone fragments break into pieces that shift out of their normal alignment.
  6. 11. A fracture where the break is diagonal across the bone.
  7. 12. A fracture where one fragment of bone goes into another i.e bone fragments are driveninto each other.
  8. 14. A partial fracture of the bone usually in a thin crack.
  9. 15. Bones become more _______ as we age and so are more prone to fractures.
  10. 16. Bone fragments break into three or more pieces.
Down
  1. 2. the bone which forms the back and base of the skull and encircles the spinal cord
  2. 5. a partially T-shaped vertical bone that forms the anterior portion of the chest wall centrally.
  3. 7. A fracture where at least one part of the bone has been twisted
  4. 8. The bone partially fractures on one side, while the rest of the bone is bent.
  5. 10. A fracture where a fragment of bone is separated or pulled off by a ligament or tendon.
  6. 13. the most common method for diagnosing fractures.