Across
- 4. Bend or decrease the angle between the bones of the joint
- 9. Straightening of a joint
- 10. Mature bone cells to maintain bone in a viable state
- 12. Type of fracture where cone is crushed
- 13. Immovable joints seen during growth
- 14. Fracture as a result of twisting forces
- 15. Consists of numerous repeating lamellar units found in the diaphysis
- 20. Cartilage cells of epiphyseal plates initiate bone formation
- 21. Decreases plasma calcium by increasing its absorption by bone
Down
- 1. Middle of a long bone where compact bone is found
- 2. Joints that connect articulating bones and can become immovable with age
- 3. Skeleton that includes the bones of arms, forearms, wrists, hands, thighs, legs, and feet
- 5. Fracture where the bone penetrates through the skins surface
- 6. Immature bone cells
- 7. Red, gelatinous substance made of red and white blood cells
- 8. Cells that secrete matrix for bone formation
- 11. Freely movable joints within ligamentous limits and the bony architecture
- 16. Skeleton that includes the skull, vertebrae, sternum, ribs, and hyoid bone
- 17. End of a long bone where spongy bone is found
- 18. Type of fracture where bone splinters but break is incomplete
- 19. type of fracture where bone is broken cleanly, but ends don't penetrate the skin