The Skeletal System
Across
- 1. jelly-like substance found inside the cavities of some bones that produces blood cells
- 8. the number that describes bone density
- 9. smallest bone in the body
- 14. commonly called the breastbone
- 16. type of bone that is longer than it is wide
- 17. when a child’s growing bones fail to develop due to a lack of vitamin D
- 21. of bone density and strength
- 24. smaller bone of the lower leg
- 27. cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow
- 31. the medical name for brittle bone disease
- 33. commonly called the kneecap
- 34. cells that dissolve bone
- 35. broken bones of various types
- 36. bones that serve as a protective cage for the lungs
- 39. where the diaphysis and epiphysis meet
- 40. lower jaw
- 41. bigger bone of the lower leg
- 43. upper part of the skull
- 44. commonly called the collarbone
- 45. middle segment of the spine
- 47. name for fingers and toes
- 50. upper jaw
Down
- 2. bone on the thumb side of the lower arm
- 3. anterior portion of the hip bone
- 4. porous material inside bones which allows bones to be strong yet lightweight
- 5. type of bone that is thin, flattened, and usually curved
- 6. cells that form new bone
- 7. the most common form of imaging to find fractures
- 10. how many less bones you have as an adult compared to as a child
- 11. type of bone that does not fit into the long, short, or flat category
- 12. the ends of a bone
- 13. tough outer shell of bones that contains blood vessels and nerves
- 15. abnormal growth or swelling of bone
- 18. the middle part of long bones
- 19. main bone of the upper leg
- 20. forms the back of the foot
- 22. cells inside the bone that help direct where osteoclasts dissolve bone
- 23. type of bone that is roughly cube shaped
- 25. large bone in the upper arm
- 26. bones in the hand near the wrist
- 28. bone on the pinky side of the lower arm
- 29. bone inflammation
- 30. commonly called the shoulder blade
- 32. bones in the middle of the hand
- 37. set of bones responsible for posture
- 38. infection of the bone
- 42. curved bone that forms the base of the pelvis
- 46. overgrowth of bones in the face, hands, and feet
- 48. upper part of the pelvis
- 49. connect with the tibia to form the ankle joint