Skeletal System
Across
- 3. Cannot be absorbed without vitamin D
- 7. Abnormally low level of calcium
- 8. Fracture where the break is straight across the bone
- 9. A partial fracture - only one side of the bone is broken
- 12. Process of growth development
- 13. Where two bones meet a.k.a. joint
- 15. Several small breaks that result in many small pieces between two larger segments
- 16. Decrease in bone density
- 18. Structure that connects osteocytes
- 19. Osteocytes form rings called __________
Down
- 1. Opening or groove that allow blood vessels and nerves to pass through
- 2. Can stabilize and strengthen bone
- 4. Abnormally high level of calcium
- 5. Cylinder-like shape
- 6. Canal that is found in the center of the rings
- 10. Maintain mineral concentration
- 11. Osteocytes are within chambers called __________
- 12. Synthesize and secrete collagen and calcium salts
- 14. Bone breakdown/resorption
- 17. Complex Shape