Across
- 3. a soft connective tissue that is found in the spaces of many bones
- 5. a substitute for a diseased or missing body part
- 7. ends of a long bone
- 8. a condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily
- 11. number of facial bones (spell number)
- 14. your framework that is made up of all the bones in your body
- 15. connective tissue that is more flexible than the bone
- 17. the strong connective tissue that holds bones in joints together
- 19. thigh bone; largest bone in the body
- 20. narrow opening in a bone
Down
- 1. ankle bones
- 2. a place in the body where 2 bones come together
- 4. a membrane that surrounds bone
- 6. typical number of bones in adult skeleton
- 9. an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
- 10. shaft of a long bone
- 12. tailbone; forms the end of the spine
- 13. lower jaw bone
- 16. 26 small bones that make up your backbone
- 18. a disease in which joints become irritated or inflamed