Across
- 7. located within the spongy bone, is a hemopoietic tissue that manufactures red blood cells, hemoglobin, white blood cells, and thrombocytes
- 8. movable joints
- 11. joints with little movement
- 12. squat & cubed bone, ex: carpals and tarsals
- 14. a ligament is wrenched or torn
- 15. the smooth, rubbery, blue-white connective tissue that acts as a shock absorber between bones; also makes up the flexible parts of the skeleton such as the outer ear and the tip of the nose
Down
- 1. infection of the bone which may occur after a fracture
- 2. loss of bone density; increase in porosity. associated with aging.
- 3. the tissue that lines the medullary cavity
- 4. flat & broad bone, ex: clavicle and sternum
- 5. inflexible joints, like the skull
- 6. incomplete fracture, occurs most in children
- 9. loss of mobility
- 10. a treatment of fracture which holds the bone in place and is made of plaster/fiberglass
- 13. long & thin bone, ex: humerus and femur