Nutrition and Aging: Osteoporosis
Across
- 3. Distal forearm fractures are an early marker of _____ skeletal fragility
- 5. Common fracture site associated with osteoporosis
- 6. Refers to bone density that is lower than normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis
- 7. Most abundant mineral in human body
- 10. During childhood & adolescence, the ________ is slowly replaced by hard bone.
- 12. Cells responsible for bone matrix synthesis & mineralization found near bone surface.
- 14. bones and _______ strengthen when stressed by weight bearing exercises
Down
- 1. Bones are at their most dense in our early 20's and this is called _________ bone mass.
- 2. Osteoporosis is a paediatric disease with ________ consequences
- 4. Bone resorbing cells.
- 8. Hormonal changes at _______ are one reason women have greater risk of osteoporosis than men.
- 9. Osteoporosis is often called a _______ epidemic
- 11. Act as a storage area for minerals.
- 13. Hormones such as _______ modulate bone formation.