Across
- 2. Framework of the body
- 7. Moving a limb away from the midline of the body
- 11. 33 connecting bones stacked in a vertical column
- 13. Fibrous bands connecting bones
- 14. Body's response to injury
- 15. Decrease in skeletal bone mass
- 16. Osseous tissue; mineralized connective tissue
- 17. Contracting body fibers
Down
- 1. Not firm; soft
- 3. Cushions the bone and provides a smooth surface for movement
- 4. Shortening of muscle
- 5. Moving a limb toward the midline of the body
- 6. Inflammation of the joints
- 8. Stiffening of a joint
- 9. Connects muscles to bones
- 10. Involuntary contraction of opposing muscles
- 12. The ability to move and change body positions