Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 2. break in bone
  2. 5. part of skeleton relating to head, neck and trunk
  3. 6. fibrous membranes at the angles of cranial bones
  4. 10. part of skeleton relating to limbs
  5. 11. elongated shaft of long bone
  6. 12. cells that build bone
  7. 13. one bone shaped like a saddle, glides against another bone
  8. 14. connective tissue that covers the bone
  9. 15. dense bone
  10. 20. process of bone formation and destruction
  11. 21. systematic disease causing deformity and immobility to joints
  12. 23. bone joint that only allows movement in one plane
  13. 24. bone joint that only allows movement in one plane
  14. 25. cartilage in joints, respiratory tract, fetal skeleton
  15. 26. bones joined by fibrous tissue
  16. 27. cells that dissolve bone
  17. 29. cartilage that provides strength and elasticity to certain parts of body
  18. 33. band of regular fibrous tissue that connects bones
  19. 34. disease where defective metabolism causes arthritis
  20. 35. fibrous sac lined with synovial joint and filled with synovial fluid
Down
  1. 1. joint where a partially spherical end lies in a socket
  2. 3. internal layer of skeletal bone
  3. 4. synovial joint where opposing surfaces glide with each other
  4. 7. bones joined by cartilage
  5. 8. most compressible type of cartilage, resistant to stretch
  6. 9. mature bone cells
  7. 16. increased softening of bone
  8. 17. canal in center of each osteon (Haversian)
  9. 18. joint that permits movement in two planes e.g. extension
  10. 19. layer of synovial membrane around a tendon
  11. 22. freely movable joint
  12. 28. marrow containing red and white blood cells
  13. 30. inflammation of joints
  14. 31. disease caused by vitamin D deficiency
  15. 32. end of long bone