Across
- 4. Hormone that inhibits the activity of osteoclasts
- 8. Ossification that usually occurs on the bone of the skull
- 9. Increases the activity of osteoclasts (________ hormone)
- 10. In the last step of endochondral ossification, the remaining cartilage that did not ossify specifically becomes ________ cartilage
- 12. Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
- 13. A break or discontinuity in the bone
- 15. Functional unit of the bone
- 17. Attachment of the scapula to the center of the skeleton
- 18. Rotations of the forearms with palms up
- 19. There are two hundred ____ bones in the body
- 20. Region composed of 12 vertebrae
Down
- 1. Rods of bone
- 2. Responsible for bone remodeling and reabsorption
- 3. Joint that is joined by a fluid cavity
- 5. Ribs that are not attached to the sternum
- 6. Where bone growth usually occurs in long bones
- 7. Auditory ossicle known as the stirrup
- 11. imperfecta Brittle Bone Disease
- 14. When blood is released into the damaged bone, a _______ is formed
- 16. Slightly movable joint