Skeletal System Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. thin slippery sac of fluid that provides a cushion and reduces bone friction
  2. 5. strong flexible connective tissue that protects joints
  3. 9. bone formation
  4. 13. specialized cell that absorbs and removes bones
  5. 15. an inherited bone disorder (present at birth
  6. 16. Process of calcium builds up in body tissue, causing tissue to harden
  7. 19. upper and lower extremities which include the shoulder girdle and pelvis
  8. 20. fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
Down
  1. 1. fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
  2. 2. specialized mesenchymal cells that synthesize bone matrix
  3. 3. excessive physical or mental tension
  4. 6. connective tissue that has a lot of strong collagen fibers in it.
  5. 7. The straight shaft of a long bone
  6. 8. Former osteoblasts become surrounded by unmineralized matrix during bone formation
  7. 10. Thick, fibrous membrane that goes around and covers the outside of a bone
  8. 11. the bones of the head, chest, and back
  9. 12. a stretching or tearing of ligaments
  10. 14. Internal skeleton
  11. 17. The widened ends of a long bone. Each and contains the epiphysial plate where bone growth takes place.
  12. 18. a place where 2 or more bones or cartilages in the skeleton