Across
- 2. consists of several specialized regions that recieve messages from sense organs
- 3. thick column of nerve tissue
- 6. condition where muscles will weaken and shrink
- 10. irritation caused by overuse of tendons
- 12. consists of the midbrain, pons, and medulla
- 15. overstretched or torn ligament
- 16. abnormal curvature of the spine
- 18. tough supportive tissue; softer than bone
- 19. condition where bones become weak and break easily
Down
- 1. artificial forms of the male hormone testosterone
- 4. strong, fibrous bands
- 5. where two or more bones come together
- 7. when the ends of the bones in a joint are forced out of their normal positions
- 8. basic unit of the nervous system
- 9. a process in which cartilage is replaced by bone
- 11. thick strand of tissue
- 13. coordinates body movements
- 14. break in a bone
- 17. tissue that fills the spaces in bones
- 20. pulled muscle
