Across
- 4. Osteoporosis is a paediatric disease with ________ consequences
- 8. Distal forearm fractures are an early marker of _____ skeletal fragility
- 9. Osteoporosis is often called a _______ epidemic
- 11. Cells responsible for bone matrix synthesis & subsequent mineralization found near bone surface.
Down
- 1. During childhood & adolescence, the ________ is slowly replaced by hard bone.
- 2. Most abundant mineral in human body
- 3. Bone resorbing cells.
- 5. Common fracture site associated with osteoporosis
- 6. Bones are at their most dense in our early 20's and this is called _________ bone mass.
- 7. Hormonal changes at _______ are one reason why women are at greater risk of osteoporosis than men.
- 10. Refers to bone density that is lower than normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis
- 12. Hormones such as _______ modulate bone formation.
- 13. Act as a storage area for minerals.