Human Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 5. tissue that serves as a blood-cell factory
  2. 8. cartilage is converted to bone
  3. 11. long bones narrow shaft
  4. 13. bridges the broken ends of bones
  5. 16. structures that connect the bones of the skeleton
  6. 17. bone is displaced from proper position
  7. 18. outer surface of compact bones; connective tissue
  8. 19. connective tissue; joins muscles to bones
  9. 20. partially or completely torn ligament
Down
  1. 1. from wear and tear on a joint
  2. 2. most painful & crippling arthritis
  3. 3. most common type of joint; permits movement
  4. 4. a hormone released by the thyroid
  5. 6. joins bones to bones together in joints
  6. 7. lay down spongy bone to accommodate stresses
  7. 9. skull, the vertebral column, and the ribs
  8. 10. a progressive loss of bone calcium; bone loss
  9. 12. embedded in matrix
  10. 14. artificial joints
  11. 15. inhibits osteoclasts, stopping bone destruction