Across
- 2. towards the beginning or origin of a structure (opposite of distal)
- 5. ___________ membrane lines the capsule of a joint which holds ___________ fluid
- 7. this is the vertical plane/division that separates the body into right and left portions
- 8. specialized connective tissue composed of osteocytes
- 10. the frontal plane is also called the __________ plane
- 13. the opposite of medial
- 16. tension; prolonged continuous muscle contraction
- 18. this term is the abbreviation for a directional phrase that also means from back to front
- 20. __________ bone: round bones found near joints
- 23. the junction of two bones, AKA a joint
- 26. meaning of the root word lei/o
- 27. ______bone: mesh-like bone tissue
- 29. root word for rib
- 30. band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone
Down
- 1. nucleus _____________: the soft fibrocartilaginous central portion of intervertebral disk
- 3. root word for rod-shaped or striated
- 4. this indicates the back of the body
- 6. the diaphysis is the shaft of a ____ bone
- 9. smooth muscles found in the internal organs move without our direction; they are ______________
- 11. a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle
- 12. root word for crooked or stiff
- 14. turning outword (eg. of a foot)
- 15. fibrous, vascular membrane that covers bone
- 17. muscles attached to the skeleton have a distinct striped pattern described as ____________
- 19. ______ skeleton: bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest, and hyoid bone
- 21. lying down, especially in bed
- 22. the flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
- 24. bending at the joing so that the angle between the bones is decreased
- 25. this abbreviation indicates total motion possible in terms of joints; measured in degrees
- 28. meaning of the roots arthr/o and articul/o