Across
- 7. rounded protuberance at the end of some bones
- 8. Free floating bones formed within a tendon
- 10. is a fibrous connective tissue that acts like a “rope” from muscle to bone
- 11. Oddly shaped bones, Asymmetrical. thin blocky.
- 14. a connective tissue of the skeletal system. its purpose is to condition the joints, allow for free movement of a joint and provide structural support.
- 15. The growth plate
- 18. Flattened plates on compact bones
- 20. the most prevalent cartilage in the human body. it is also commonly known as articular cartilage.
Down
- 1. The midsection of the bone
- 2. a tubercle of the femur near its joint with the hip bone.
- 3. rounded prominence. especially : a large prominence on a bone usually serving for the attachment of muscles or ligaments.
- 4. Longer than it is wide
- 5. Bone markings are projections and depressions found on bones
- 6. A small rounded projection on a bone.
- 9. Wider than they are long
- 12. connective tissue acts like a “stretchy tape for the skeleton”
- 13. A raised or prominent part of the edge of a bone
- 16. The outer sheath and connective tissue of a bone
- 17. proximal and distal points end of the bone
- 19. adipose tissue