Across
- 3. the crunching noise when a joint is moved
- 7. the ligaments and tendons reinforcing a joint are damaged
- 8. each articular surface has both convex and convpcavd areas like a saddle
- 9. bones break incompletly
- 10. any joints particularly one in fingers, wrists, ankles, and feet are affected at the same time and usually in a symmetrical manner
- 12. ragged breaks occur when excessive twisting forces are applied to the bone
- 13. extra bone tissue that grows around the margins of the eroded cartilage and restricts joint movement
- 14. the spherical head of one bone fits into a round socket in another
- 16. due to inflammation of bursae or synovial membrane
- 17. disease where Utica acid accumulated in the blood may be deposited as needle shaped crystals in the soft tissue of joints
Down
- 1. bone breaks into many fragments
- 2. broken bone portion is pressed inward
- 4. broken bone ends are forced into each other
- 5. describes over 100 different inflammatory or degenerative diseases
- 6. bone is crushed
- 11. bone thinning disease that afflicts half of women, makes bones fragile
- 15. the most common form of arthritis