Skeletal System Key Terms
Across
- 2. The natural process of bone formation.
- 7. A layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine.
- 10. The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
- 11. Bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body
- 14. Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.
- 16. The end part of a long bone.
- 20. Dense connective tissue covering the surface of the bone.
- 21. A hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone
- 22. A thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone.
- 23. A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane in the framework of a body organ or part
- 24. The formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body.
- 25. Bones that are plate like structures with broad surfaces.
Down
- 1. Includes the skeletal elements within the limbs, as well as supporting shoulder girdle pectoral and pelvic girdle.
- 3. A large multinucleated bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.
- 4. A soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced.
- 5. Each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes.
- 6. Relating to the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull.
- 8. The shaft of a long bone.
- 9. Bones with a long longitudinal axis and expanded ends.
- 12. a very porous type of bone that is usually located at the ends of the long bones.
- 13. a denser material used to create much of the hard structure of the skeleton.
- 15. Bones that are roughly equal lengths and widths.
- 17. A cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation.
- 18. Bones that have a variety of shapes and most are connected to several other bones.
- 19. A structure in the human or animal body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.