Musculoskeletal System Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Non-elastic connective tissue that connects muscles to bones
  2. 3. found only in the heart
  3. 8. Flexible, fibrous connective tissue that cushions joints and allows for movement
  4. 9. protect and support the body
  5. 10. Most common type of muscle attached to bones to help you move
  6. 12. dense, heavy bone found inside the periosteum
  7. 13. Composed of fat cells
  8. 16. The system that involves the interaction of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage
  9. 18. part of the skeleton that consists of arms, legs, pelvis, and shoulders
  10. 21. the ankle and wrist are this type of joint
  11. 22. tough, connective tissue that covers the outside of the bone
  12. 23. allows for circular movement
Down
  1. 1. type of tissue that allows controlled and uncontrolled movements
  2. 4. supports central axis of the body (skull, vertebral column, and ribs)
  3. 5. number of bones in an adult body
  4. 6. produces red blood cells, white blood cells, and some platelets
  5. 7. places where 2 bones meet
  6. 11. This type of muscle makes up the lining of blood vessels and the digestive tract
  7. 14. a structure of the bone that is less dense, porous and located inside the compact bone
  8. 15. Canals, that contain nerves and blood vessels
  9. 17. Elastic connective tissue that connects bones to bones
  10. 19. bones protecting the brain
  11. 20. type of joint where one bone rotates around another