Skeletal System
Across
- 3. joint dislocation
- 10. protective cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears down over time.
- 11. break in a bone
- 13. abnormal curvature of the spine
- 16. type of bone that are longer than they are wide
- 17. inflammation of the tendon usually due to overuse
- 18. type of joint in which the bones slide past each other
- 19. lacks ability to synthesize and make vitamin C.
- 20. division of the skeletal that is the skull and spinal cord
- 21. responsible for bone formation
- 22. responsible for bone reabsorption
- 24. disease that thins or weakens the bones
Down
- 1. bone tissue that has many open spaces
- 2. interferes with your body's normal recycling process, in which new bone tissue gradually replaces old bone tissue.
- 4. inflammation or swelling that occurs in the bone.
- 5. birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings. (2 words)
- 6. serious condition that occurs when the body produces to much in hormones that control growth
- 7. a cancer that is common in teenagers and children
- 8. overload of uric acid in the body
- 9. inflammatory disease that over time can cause some of the bone in the spine to fuse (2 words)
- 12. softening of the bone typically due to deficiency of vitamin D or calcium
- 14. type of bone that are odd shape like the vertebrae and pelvis
- 15. type of joint that allows extension and retraction of an appendage
- 23. softening and weakening of bones in children tug to prolong vitamin D deficiency.