Skeletal System Key Terms

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Across
  1. 3. upper and lower extremities which include the shoulder girdle and pelvis
  2. 8. The widened ends of a long bone. Each and contains the epiphysial plate where bone growth takes place.
  3. 9. a place where 2 or more bones or cartilages in the skeleton
  4. 10. Thick, fibrous membrane that goes around and covers the outside of a bone
  5. 12. excessive physical or mental tension
  6. 13. specialized cell that absorbs and removes bones
  7. 15. bone formation
  8. 16. thin slippery sac of fluid that provides a cushion and reduces bone friction
  9. 17. Former osteoblasts become surrounded by unmineralized matrix during bone formation
  10. 18. connective tissue that has a lot of strong collagen fibers in it.
  11. 19. the bones of the head, chest, and back
Down
  1. 1. fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
  2. 2. specialized mesenchymal cells that synthesize bone matrix
  3. 4. fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
  4. 5. Internal skeleton
  5. 6. The straight shaft of a long bone
  6. 7. an inherited bone disorder (present at birth
  7. 11. Process of calcium builds up in body tissue, causing tissue to harden
  8. 12. a stretching or tearing of ligaments
  9. 14. strong flexible connective tissue that protects joints