Skeletal Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. a clot around the site of the fracture
  2. 5. one fragment is driven into the other; compressed
  3. 7. occurs straight across the long axis of the bone
  4. 10. reabsorbs calcium by the kidney tubes
  5. 11. controls bone growth
  6. 12. only one side of the bone is broken
  7. 13. abnormal low levels of calcium
  8. 16. absorbs calcium into circulation
  9. 17. breakdown of bone extra cellular matrix
  10. 18. occurs at an angle that is not 90 degrees
  11. 19. growth spurts; estrogen, testosterone
Down
  1. 2. bone building cells
  2. 3. several breaks; many small pieces between large segment
  3. 4. bone is pulled apart in twisting motion
  4. 6. blood vessels
  5. 8. red bone marrow
  6. 9. synthesis of bone matrix
  7. 14. exchange nutrients & removal of waste from blood
  8. 15. a broken bone