Across
- 2. Layers of calcified matric in an osteon
- 5. Name of portion of the skull composing the forehead
- 6. Bone comprising ankle joint that the tibia rests on
- 7. Upper most sector of the sternum
- 9. Type of connective tissue with liquid matrix
- 10. Released when blood calcium is too high by storing calcium in the bone
- 16. Bones in the palm of the hand
- 19. Upper leg bone located in the thigh
- 20. Canal carrying blood vessels ad running parallel to long axis of bones
- 21. “Process”, name of the lower most sector of the sternum
- 22. Finger bones, three in every finger and two in the thumb
Down
- 1. Name of two pairs of false ribs that are not attached to the sternum in any way
- 3. Name of second upper most cervical vertebrae
- 4. Large “wing” portion of the shoulder that is visible in the back
- 7. Name of cavity in diaphysis of long bone
- 8. Type of connective tissue filled with osteocytes and composed of inorganic minerals
- 10. Rays connecting lacunae together
- 11. Small, pebble-like bones in the wrist
- 12. Title for ribs directly attached to the sternum (by costal cartilage)
- 13. Dashes on lamella that house osteocytes
- 14. Type of fracture in which bone is broken into many fragment, often requires surgery
- 15. Name of the cartilage covering the ends of long bones
- 17. Larger bone of the lower leg, appears as the shin
- 18. Type of fracture in which bone is ‘smooshed’, often in vertebrae of osteoporosis patients
- 23. Type of connective tissue that is composed of fat cells and insulates
- 24. Name of upper most cervical vertebrae