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