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