Skeletal system
Across
- 3. a partial or complete break in the bone
- 5. a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone.
- 8. The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.
- 9. the type of joint found between bones that move against each other
- 11. responsible for aged bone resorption
- 13. Contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or bone cells
- 14. a bone that has a shaft and 2 ends and is longer than it is wide
- 16. The hard bony tissue that develops around the ends of a fractured bone during healing
- 17. a procedure to set (reduce) a broken bone without cutting the skin open.
- 18. The formation of blood cells
Down
- 1. a thin layer of connective tissue that covers the outer surface of a bone in all places except at joints
- 2. the shaft of a long bone
- 4. A thin layer of specialized connective tissue with unique viscoelastic properties
- 6. A condition in which there is a decrease in the amount and thickness of bone tissue.
- 7. A joint that can move freely in various planes
- 10. responsible for new bone formation
- 12. Living tissue that makes up the body's skeleton
- 15. Vary in shape and structure and therefore do not fit into any other category. Ex: vertebrae