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