Across
- 3. finger and toe bones
- 4. bone-resorbing cells
- 7. a thin myofilament of the skeletal muscle
- 9. ___ and fibula are the bones of the lower leg
- 14. attach muscle to bone
- 15. bone- forming cells
- 16. used to pass nutrients to the bone cells
- 17. training that leads to increased blood vessels in a muscle
- 18. muscle attachment to a more stationary bone
- 19. # of ribs atteched to the sternum
- 20. thigh bone
- 21. intercalated disks are found in ___ muscle
- 22. weight bearing activities cause bones to become more _____
- 23. another name for smooth muscle is ___ muscle
- 27. covers the shaft of a bone
- 28. the elbow moves freely. it is a ___ joint
- 31. cartilage cells
- 33. bone cells are found here in an osteon
- 34. carpals are part of this division of the skeleton
- 37. straightening a joint
- 38. ankle bones
- 39. ____ junction is the point of contact between a nerve and the muscle it stimulates
Down
- 1. bone growth can continue as long as this is present
- 2. the female pelvis is ___ than a male pelvis
- 5. paranasal sinuses are not found in this bone
- 6. middle layer of flat bone
- 8. a moscle contracts but does not shorten in a ___ contraction
- 10. a muscle contracts and shortens causing the insertion point to move toward the origin in a ___ contraction
- 11. the wrist bone is a ____ bone
- 12. another name for haversian system
- 13. needle-like threads of spongy bone
- 19. bone that may develop in a tendon
- 24. section of the lower spine
- 25. when a muscle fiber is stimulated, it contracts completely (4 words)
- 26. a thick myofilament of skeletal muscle
- 29. moving a body part toward midline
- 30. spins one bone in relation to another
- 32. a hormone that decreases blood calcium
- 35. the hyoid bone is part of this division of the skeleton
- 36. upper jaw-bone