Skeletal System Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Kneecap bone
  2. 7. The socket where the femur inserts into the pelvis
  3. 8. Condition where soft tissue turns to bone (abbreviation)
  4. 10. Condition causing brittle bones due to vitamin D deficiency
  5. 11. Type of rib that does not attach to the sternum
  6. 12. Lateral curvature of the spine
  7. 13. Immovable joints between skull bones
  8. 15. Bone cells that break down bone tissue
  9. 19. Another name for the tailbone
  10. 21. Membrane that covers the outer surface of a bone
  11. 23. Another name for "soft spots" in an infant's skull
  12. 25. The bone in the lower leg that bears weight
  13. 26. Autoimmune disease causing joint stiffness and deformity (two words, no space)
  14. 27. Mature bone cells trapped in lacunae
  15. 28. The breastbone
Down
  1. 1. Collarbone
  2. 3. "Powerhouse" cell that builds bone tissue
  3. 4. Dense, hard type of bone tissue
  4. 5. The central shaft of a long bone
  5. 6. Bone of the upper arm
  6. 9. The medical term for blood cell formation
  7. 11. Bone that forms the forehead
  8. 14. The end portion of a long bone
  9. 16. The large heel bone
  10. 17. Porous, lightweight bone tissue found in epiphyses
  11. 18. The opening in the skull where the spinal cord passes (two words, no space)
  12. 20. Common bone cancer affecting young adults
  13. 22. The process by which cartilage turns into bone
  14. 24. A freely movable joint like the knee or elbow