Across
- 2. Kneecap bone
- 7. The socket where the femur inserts into the pelvis
- 8. Condition where soft tissue turns to bone (abbreviation)
- 10. Condition causing brittle bones due to vitamin D deficiency
- 11. Type of rib that does not attach to the sternum
- 12. Lateral curvature of the spine
- 13. Immovable joints between skull bones
- 15. Bone cells that break down bone tissue
- 19. Another name for the tailbone
- 21. Membrane that covers the outer surface of a bone
- 23. Another name for "soft spots" in an infant's skull
- 25. The bone in the lower leg that bears weight
- 26. Autoimmune disease causing joint stiffness and deformity (two words, no space)
- 27. Mature bone cells trapped in lacunae
- 28. The breastbone
Down
- 1. Collarbone
- 3. "Powerhouse" cell that builds bone tissue
- 4. Dense, hard type of bone tissue
- 5. The central shaft of a long bone
- 6. Bone of the upper arm
- 9. The medical term for blood cell formation
- 11. Bone that forms the forehead
- 14. The end portion of a long bone
- 16. The large heel bone
- 17. Porous, lightweight bone tissue found in epiphyses
- 18. The opening in the skull where the spinal cord passes (two words, no space)
- 20. Common bone cancer affecting young adults
- 22. The process by which cartilage turns into bone
- 24. A freely movable joint like the knee or elbow