Across
- 2. Connects bone to bone
- 7. Basic unit of muscle tissue
- 8. Bony structure protecting the brain
- 9. Bones forming the spine
- 11. Muscle type attached to bones
- 12. Increase in muscle size due to use
- 14. Threadlike structure in muscle fiber
- 17. Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
- 20. Muscle that works automatically
- 21. End part of a long bone
- 24. Cell that breaks down bone tissue
- 26. Process of bone formation
- 27. Point where two bones meet
- 28. Cell responsible for bone formation
- 29. Mineral essential for bone hardness and strength
Down
- 1. Muscle controlled consciously
- 3. Smooth connective tissue covering bone ends
- 4. Muscle found in organs and vessels
- 5. Muscle found only in the heart
- 6. Soft spot on a newborn’s skull
- 10. Longest and strongest bone in the body
- 13. Shaft of a long bone
- 15. Site of longitudinal growth in bones
- 16. Connects muscle to bone
- 18. Immovable joint found in the skull
- 19. Excessive outward curvature of the spine
- 22. Protective covering of bones except at joints
- 23. Soft tissue inside bones that produces blood cells
- 25. Excessive inward curvature of the lower spine
- 30. Decrease in muscle size from disuse