Flexing Your Brain Muscle

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Across
  1. 6. decreased bone density
  2. 8. error of purine metabolism resulting in joint pain, "dowager's hump"
  3. 9. dystrophy, genetic disorder causing skeletal muscle weakness and dysfunction
  4. 12. death of bone tissue due to disruption of blood supply; avascular necrosis
  5. 15. bone-forming cells
  6. 18. wasting away or decrease in muscle size due to lack of exercise or use
  7. 20. a procedure where a fiberoptic tube is inserted to visualize a joint
  8. 25. type of fracture due to osteoporosis
  9. 27. an error of purine metabolism resulting in joint pain
  10. 28. dual x-ray absorptiometry - test for BMD
  11. 29. lateral curvature of the spine
  12. 30. softening of the bone due to lack of vitamin D
  13. 31. round benign cyst of the wrist or foot joint or tendon
Down
  1. 1. thickening of the palmar fascia causing contracture of the 4th and 5th fingers
  2. 2. hormone vital to the maintenance of a woman's skeletal hea
  3. 3. infection of the bone
  4. 4. fibrous tissue surrounding skeletal muscle which contains blood, lymph, and nerves
  5. 5. bunion
  6. 7. inflammation of bursa
  7. 10. a problem in nerve tissue resulting in weakness and decreased sensory perception
  8. 11. joint inflammation
  9. 13. inflammation of the joint and bone
  10. 14. a problem in muscles resulting in weakness
  11. 16. joint that secretes synovial fluid for lubrication and shock absorption
  12. 17. cellular dysregulation causing decreased bone density
  13. 19. bone mineral density - amount of mineral that determines bone strength
  14. 21. bone-destroying cells
  15. 22. a metabolic disease causing bone to become fragile and misshapen
  16. 23. abnormal inward curvature of the lumbar spine
  17. 24. fluid accumulation
  18. 26. small sacks lining synovial joints to prevent friction between bone and bony structures