skeletal crossword review

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Across
  1. 3. thin layer of squamous cells which line the medullary cavity
  2. 9. Joint, "freely moveable" joints that contain synovial cavity
  3. 12. broken bone caused by stress, trauma or disease conditions.
  4. 13. dense white fibrous (irregular arrangements) covering the surface of the bone.
  5. 15. inward curvature of the lower back, often caused by obesity
  6. 16. band or cord of regular dense fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone
  7. 17. process by which bones form in the body.
  8. 19. forms spongy bone.
  9. 22. forms the upper jaw, supports upper teeth
  10. 27. an immovable joint found only between the skull bones
  11. 28. the expanded ends of the long bone
  12. 31. cavity, space or hollow chamber within the diaphysis
  13. 32. sac-like structure that reduces friction between soft tissue and bone
  14. 34. disease caused by destruction of articular cartilage from the joints.
  15. 36. an elevated (knob like) usually roughened area on a bone.
  16. 37. pads of fibrocartilage found between the articular surfaces.
  17. 38. vertebrae of the neck.
  18. 39. aka dental-alveolar joint, periodontal ligament binds teeth into sockets
  19. 41. U-shaped bone, supports and provides attachment for the tongue.
  20. 42. an opening or hole through a bone, serves as a passageway for blood vessels and nerves
  21. 43. A large rounded (knuckle like) prominence on a bone.
Down
  1. 1. membrane-filled spaces between cranial bones, allowing rapid growth of the skull
  2. 2. band or cord of regular dense fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone
  3. 4. Process, the bony extensions from the temporal bone which are posterior to the ears
  4. 5. outward curvature of the upper back, often caused by osteoporosis
  5. 6. Bone, formed by densely packed osteons, providing strength for the bone
  6. 7. various shaped bones which cannot fit any other bone shape grouping.
  7. 8. loss of bone mass and bone density, more common in women.
  8. 10. skeleton, contains the bones of the free appendages
  9. 11. a light spongy bone located in the anterior part of the floor of the cranium between the orbits.
  10. 14. forms sides of the skull and part of the eye orbit
  11. 18. type of growth forming flat bones.
  12. 20. comprised of five fused vertebrae.
  13. 21. any projection from the surface of a bone, used in muscle attachment
  14. 23. Cartilage, thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering the ends of long bones
  15. 24. smaller shin bone
  16. 25. Arthritis, autoimmune disease of the joints, causing inflammation, deformity, and immobility.
  17. 26. a tube like passageway within a bone
  18. 29. sheet of fibrous tissue used to connect bones (ex: b/w tibia and fibula)
  19. 30. tear of the ligaments
  20. 33. a very large, blunt process only found on the femur
  21. 35. Marrow, blood cell forming tissue located within the spaces of spongy bone.
  22. 36. small rounded process used for muscle attachment
  23. 40. form the greater portion of the sides and roof of the cranial cavity