Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Across
- 4. The humerus meets the scapula in this type of joint, of the shoulder.
- 7. The lower arm bone that allows pivoting. It is near the thumb.
- 10. Inside the medullary cavity of bones you find this tissue which makes blood cells
- 11. Only skeletal muscle experiences this when it runs out of energy.
- 12. Movement of a limb AWAY from the body, like a lateral arm raise.
- 14. These join bones together, at joints. The ACL is a common one injured in the knee
- 17. Skeletal muscle is ____ because you can control it's movement.
- 18. When a bone reduction requires surgery to allow it to heal properly it is called ____ reduction.
- 19. This type of striated muscle is found in the heart.
- 20. This type of muscle doesn't fatigue, is involuntary, and found in digestive organs.
- 21. Where two or more bones meet. Synovial ones have bones that move.
- 23. This protects the epiphysis of bones, builds the tip of the nose and the pinna of your ears
Down
- 1. Attaches muscle to bone, achilles is the strongest in the body
- 2. Bones can be long, short, irregular or ____. The ribs and scapula are examples.
- 3. Strongest bone in the body, found deep to the quadriceps
- 5. The contractile unit of a myofibril - made of the A Band and I Band, actin and myosin.
- 6. Fractures that pierce through the skin are not simple, they are ____.
- 8. The thin filament that myosin pulls on in muscle contraction
- 9. Also known as spongy bone, this makes bones lighter while maintaining strength
- 13. This is the worst type of fracture. The bone breaks into 3 or more pieces
- 15. The muscle that allows you to extend your lower arm (not flex it)
- 16. This is the area on the NON-MOVING bone where a muscle is attached via tendon
- 17. These irregular bones protect the spinal cord and give you support to stand up, you have 24.
- 22. At this type of joint, movement is only back and forth. The elbow and knee are examples.