Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 3. surgical incision or opening into the skull
  2. 6. tissue that lines the medullary cavity
  3. 10. physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and disorders of the joints/connective tissues
  4. 12. also known as cheek bones
  5. 13. also known as joints
  6. 15. mineral required for normal nerve and muscle function
  7. 16. collar bone
  8. 20. pertaining to the formation of blood cells
  9. 21. disease that occurs in children, characterized by defective bone growth
  10. 23. blood within a joint
  11. 24. rib
  12. 26. opening of external auditory canal of the outer ear
  13. 27. hip socket
  14. 30. crooked/stiff
  15. 31. formation of red blood cells, located in spongy bone
  16. 36. curved- fibrous cartillage found in some joints Diaphysis - shaft of a long bone
  17. 37. loss/absence of mobility in a joint
  18. 39. terminal end of a body part such as an arm or leg
  19. 40. two largest bones of the skull
  20. 41. bands of fiborous tissue that form joints by connecting one bone to another
  21. 42. surgical removal of a synovial membrane from a joint
  22. 44. to bind/tie together
  23. 45. also known as spongy bone
  24. 46. only movable bone of the skull, also known as jaw bone
  25. 47. bone is splintered/crushed
Down
  1. 1. bent, hump
  2. 2. also known as luxation
  3. 4. one side of the bone is broken and other side is only bent
  4. 5. posterior portion of the vertebrae
  5. 7. fragile membranes and cartillage turn to bone
  6. 8. also known as soft spots
  7. 9. mechanical appliance designed to support/control/compensate for impaired limb function
  8. 11. bone is compressed and buckles but does not break
  9. 14. also known as a popliteal cyst, which is a fluid filled sac
  10. 17. extension of the scapula that forms a high part of the shoulder
  11. 18. cartilage
  12. 19. consisting of inflexible layers of dense connective tissue
  13. 22. fat cells from yellow bone marrow is released into the blood
  14. 25. also known as the shin bone
  15. 28. sides and base of the cranial
  16. 29. curve, swayback
  17. 32. also means spinal cord
  18. 33. occurs at angle across the bone
  19. 34. irregular wedge shaped bone at the base of the skull
  20. 35. wider ends of long bones such as the femurs of the legs
  21. 38. also known as compact bone
  22. 40. outermost covering of bone
  23. 42. vertebrae, backbone
  24. 43. skull