The Skeletal System
Across
- 2. dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension
- 4. Is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole
- 5. As one muscle contracts, the other relaxes.
- 7. tough fibrous band of connective tissue that serves to support the internal organs and hold bones together in proper articulation at the joints.
- 8. Is one of two major bone groups in the body.
- 10. also called cortical bone, dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance
- 12. It is a firm tissue but is softer and much more flexible than bone.
- 13. bone It is highly vascularized and contains red bone marrow, spongy bone is usually located at the ends of the long bones
Down
- 1. There are about 600 of these in the body
- 3. the thick liquid that lubricates your joints and keeps them moving smoothly
- 6. The soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of most bones.
- 9. the framework that provides structure to the rest of the body
- 11. Includes all the bones along the body's long axis.