Across
- 7. where two bones meet
- 8. bone cells that regulate homeostasis
- 9. the longest bone in your body
- 12. bone cells that make new blood cells
- 13. protects your heart, lungs, and liver
- 15. category of bones that make up the center of the body and maintain humans' upright position
- 17. birth defect causing one foot to face inward and downward
- 20. category of bones that make up the limbs and make movement possible
- 21. type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow
- 22. a disease that many people have, but don't know
- 23. supports a person's body
- 24. protects your spinal cord, made of 26 bones
Down
- 1. the bones that make up your spine
- 2. a disease caused by deficiency of calcium in the bone
- 3. the wear and tear of bones and joints, commonly found in the elderly
- 4. a tumor that destroys normal bone tissue
- 5. the soft tissue within bones, makes blood cells
- 6. the body responding to its environment and maintaining internal stability
- 10. holds your ribs in place
- 11. when bones become execessively weak and prone to fracture
- 14. the skeleton in the human head
- 16. soft material that makes up part of a baby's bones before they're replaced by bone
- 18. there are 206 of these in an adult body
- 19. the overuse of tendons