Skeletal, Muscular, & Nervous Systems
Across
- 3. where two or more bones come together
- 5. a thick column of nerve tissue connecting the brain to the peripheral nervous system
- 6. strong, fibrous bands that hold bones together
- 7. a break in a bone
- 9. bruiselike injury to the brain
- 11. prolonged period of deep unconsciousness
- 12. abnormal curvature of the spine
- 14. controls many of body's involuntary functions
- 15. a pulled muscle
- 19. basic unit of the nervous system
- 20. the loss of ability to fell or move parts of the body
- 22. an overstretched or torn ligament
- 23. coordinates body's movements, keeps balance
- 24. when muscles weaken and shrink
- 27. condition where bones become weak and break easily
- 28. artifical forms of the male hormone testosterone
- 29. muscle you control to do activities
- 30. a disorder in which people are prone to seizures
Down
- 1. tough supportive tissue, softer and more flexible than bone
- 2. a joint forced out of its normal position
- 4. the process in which cartilage is replaced by bone
- 8. overuse injury of the tendon
- 10. involuntary muscle that causes movement within the body
- 13. controls movement, memory, communication, and reasoning
- 16. inflammation of membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain
- 17. slight tension in your muscles
- 18. an automatic response to your environment
- 21. sudden uncontrolled nerve impulses
- 25. involuntary muscle in the heart
- 26. tissue that fills the spaces in bones