Medical Terminology #4: The Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 7. formation and development of blood cells
  2. 10. straight
  3. 11. vertebra; spine
  4. 13. bone marrow
  5. 16. end of a long bone
  6. 18. broken bone that breaks through the skin
  7. 20. pore; duct; small opening
  8. 22. fluid-filled sac on the sides of the joint to help with friction
  9. 23. dense bone used to create the hard structure of the skeleton
  10. 24. clear, thick fluid that helps to lubricate the joint
  11. 25. rib
  12. 28. broken bone that does not break through the skin
Down
  1. 1. junction between the bones of the skull
  2. 2. sac
  3. 3. chest
  4. 4. cartilage
  5. 5. wrist
  6. 6. foot
  7. 8. porous bone usually at the epiphysis; surrounded by dense bone
  8. 9. mature bone cells
  9. 12. bone-forming cells
  10. 14. spongy tissue in the middle of long bones that help produce red blood cells
  11. 15. absorb bone tissue during growth/healing
  12. 17. holes in the bone for blood vessels and nerves to pass through
  13. 19. ankle
  14. 21. skull
  15. 24. crooked; bent
  16. 26. joint
  17. 27. bone