Skeletal System Diseases

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Across
  1. 2. a crack or break in a bone
  2. 5. lateral curvature of the spine
  3. 7. Bone becomes more porous and is fragile and more likely to break or injury
  4. 8. fracture in which bones are forced into each other - such as when jumping off a ladder
  5. 9. Bone is forcibly displaced from a joint
  6. 11. fracture that occurs from falling onto an outstretched hand - distal radius is fractured
  7. 13. fracture in which the bone is shattered into multiple pieces
  8. 14. Occurs when the discs between the spinal vertebra slips out of alignment
Down
  1. 1. type of fracture where young bone breaks on one side but bends on the other side
  2. 3. fracture that does not come through the skin
  3. 4. twist or tearing of the ligament
  4. 6. fracture that comes from a twisting motion
  5. 10. Breakdown and loss of the cartilage of one or more joints- normal wear and tear
  6. 12. fracture that comes through the skin