Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 3. Bone the most posterior cranial bone and the main bone of the occiput.
  2. 5. a tube that runs from the outer ear to the eardrum.
  3. 9. When you move a limb/body part towards the center of the body.
  4. 11. a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes
  5. 12. Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
  6. 13. the backward bending and contracting of your hand or foot
  7. 16. Joint Inflammation
  8. 17. a bone of the shoulder that joins the breastbone and the shoulder blade
  9. 19. a complete or partial break in a bone. Causes include trauma, overuse and diseases that weaken bones.
  10. 21. an unpaired cranial bone that is a significant component of the upper nasal cavity and the nasal septum
  11. 23. a bone that forms the forehead and roofs over most of the orbits and nasal cavity and that at birth consists of two halves separated by a suture
  12. 25. comprised of the upper and lower extremities, which include the shoulder girdle and pelvis
  13. 26. the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.
  14. 27. any one of the bones in the fingers or toes.Flexion- a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint
  15. 28. A butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull, behind the nose
Down
  1. 1. The base of the skull
  2. 2. the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position
  3. 4. a strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones
  4. 6. Pain in the joint
  5. 7. the largest and strongest bone in the face.
  6. 8. a specialized radiology procedure used to examine the various bones of the skeleton
  7. 10. happens when abnormal fibrous (scar-like) tissue replaces healthy bone.
  8. 14. a practitioner of chiropractic, a system of complementary medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints.
  9. 15. a fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
  10. 18. of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity
  11. 20. the movement of a bone as it rotates around its longitudinal axis.
  12. 22. The bones that form the head
  13. 24. a closed, fluid-filled sac that works as a cushion and gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues of the body