The Skeletal System

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