Chapter 5 Crossword: The Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 2. skeleton that is made up of the skull, spine, rib cage,etc.
  2. 4. movement away from midline
  3. 6. the shin bone
  4. 9. movement toward midline
  5. 12. excision of a joint
  6. 13. a saclike connective structure found in some joints, protects against friction
  7. 14. bone tissue
  8. 16. a fracture or break caused by squeezing or opposing force
  9. 17. backward bending of the hand or foot
  10. 18. a bone disorder characterized by a decrease in bone density
  11. 19. the long bone of the arm that goes from the shoulder to elbow
  12. 20. arthritis immunilogic abnormality that causes an inflammation response with tissue destruction
  13. 21. the shaft of a long bone
  14. 23. the long bone of the thigh
Down
  1. 1. to turn downward or backward with the hand or foot
  2. 3. process a bony daggerlike projection at lower end of sternum
  3. 5. the lateral forearm bone
  4. 7. break without separation
  5. 8. break is straight across the bone, at a right angle
  6. 10. the heel bone
  7. 11. a disease of cartilage
  8. 15. a sideways curvature of the spine
  9. 22. the breast bone