Skeletal System
Across
- 3. Bone the most posterior cranial bone and the main bone of the occiput.
- 5. a tube that runs from the outer ear to the eardrum.
- 9. When you move a limb/body part towards the center of the body.
- 11. a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes
- 12. Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
- 13. the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot
- 16. Joint Inflammation
- 17. a bone of the shoulder that joins the breastbone and the shoulder blade
- 19. a complete or partial break in a bone. Causes include trauma, overuse and diseases that weaken bones.
- 21. an unpaired cranial bone that is a significant component of the upper nasal cavity and the nasal septum
- 23. a bone that forms the forehead and roofs over most of the orbits and nasal cavity and that at birth consists of two halves separated by a suture
- 25. comprised of the upper and lower extremities, which include the shoulder girdle and pelvis
- 26. the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.
- 27. any one of the bones in the fingers or toes.Flexion- a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint
- 28. A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull, behind the nose
Down
- 1. The base of the skull
- 2. the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position
- 4. a strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones
- 6. Pain in the joint
- 7. the largest and strongest bone in the face.
- 8. a specialized radiology procedure used to examine the various bones of the skeleton
- 10. happens when abnormal fibrous (scar-like) tissue replaces healthy bone.
- 14. a practitioner of chiropractic, a system of complementary medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints.
- 15. a fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
- 18. of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity
- 20. the movement of a bone as it rotates around its longitudinal axis.
- 22. The bones that form the head
- 24. a closed, fluid-filled sac that works as a cushion and gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body