Skeletal System- Diagnostic Tests and Procedures

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Across
  1. 1. joint
  2. 3. incision through the bone
  3. 6. abnormal condition of small holes
  4. 7. curve; swayback
  5. 8. to bind together joints between vertebrae; surgical fusion or spinal fusion
  6. 9. Visual examination of a joint using a scope
  7. 12. tendon
  8. 13. vertebrae; backbone
  9. 17. process of cutting or incision of tendon
  10. 18. around; surrounding
  11. 19. bone marrow
  12. 20. straightening of a bone abnormality
  13. 21. tendon
  14. 22. bone
  15. 23. pain relieving drug
  16. 28. deficiency
  17. 29. surgical puncture of the joint space with a needle to removed accumulated fluid
  18. 30. process; condition
  19. 31. artificial replacement for a missing body part
  20. 32. drug that reduces fever
  21. 33. to bind or tie a joint together; surgical immobilization of a joint
  22. 37. spinal tap
  23. 38. humpback
  24. 39. crooked; bent
  25. 41. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; drug that relieves pain, inflammation, and fever. EX: ibuprofen
  26. 42. resembling; like
Down
  1. 2. a blood test performed to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis
  2. 3. process; abnormal condition
  3. 4. surgical repair of joint
  4. 5. crooked; bent
  5. 10. watery flow
  6. 11. cartilage
  7. 14. removal of limb, usually surgical
  8. 15. softening
  9. 16. process of involving the use of a syringe and needle to withdraw bone marrow; stem cell transplant
  10. 22. surgical correction of the bone
  11. 24. pain reliever and sleep inducer (reduces activity of the central nervous system)
  12. 25. tumor; mass
  13. 26. surgical removal of a herniated (ruptured) vertebral disc
  14. 27. surgical removal of the bursa
  15. 30. pain
  16. 34. radiographic image used to diagnose skeletal changes in the body
  17. 35. below; under
  18. 36. slide
  19. 40. flesh; connective tissue