Skeletal System Crossword Puzzle

1. A rare skull defect that occurs when part of the brain tissue and meninges protrude through a skull opening.
2. Relating to both arm and head.
4. A cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation.
7. The thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usually as a result of injury.
10. A deviation of the normal curvature of the spine in the sagittal and coronal planes.
12. Direct or indirect trauma.
13. The kneecap.
16. Fluid-filled cavities between joints to prevent friction.
17. The part of the knee where the femur (thigh bone) meets the tibia (shin bone).
18. The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles.
21. The treatment of irregularities in the teeth.
22. Excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.
24. Any of the five bones in the hand.
26. The fleshy part of a tissue.
27. Pertaining to the lumbar region of the spine and ribs.
28. Relating to the mastoid process.
29. Excessive inward curvature of the spine.

1. Neck of the uterus.
3. A surgical instrument for cutting the ribs and opening the thoracic cavity.
5. Existing or occurring at the same time.
6. The bone of the upper arm or forelimb.
8. A condition in which one or more of the phalanges of the fingers and toes are smaller than normal.
9. The study of the body's soft parts and an obsolete theory about using animal organs to affect human organs.
11. Wrist bones.
14. Pain in a joint.
15. A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
19. Rigidity and adhesion of bones of a joint.
20. A person who treats the feet and their ailments.
23. A young white blood cell (WBC) that develops in the bone marrow.
25. Cells that are essential for the formation of cartilage.