Skeletal Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. rotating bone can turn only around its long axis
  2. 5. run in the compact bone at right angles to the shaft
  3. 8. thin, flattened, and usually curved
  4. 12. gliding does not involve rotation around any axis
  5. 13. slightly movable joints
  6. 16. freely movable joints
  7. 17. when a bone is forced out of its normal position in the joint cavity
  8. 22. where red and yellow marrow are stored
  9. 23. egg shaped articular surface of one bone fits into an oval concavity in another
  10. 24. bone breaks incompletely, much in the way a green twig breaks
  11. 26. rounded end of one bone fits into a sleeve or ring of bone
  12. 27. type of abnormal spine curvature
  13. 33. part of the bone responsible for growth
  14. 34. The bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body
  15. 37. spherical head of one bone fits into a round socket in another
  16. 38. broken bone ends are forced into each other
  17. 41. fibers that secure the periosteum to the underlying bone
  18. 42. immovable joints
  19. 43. tiny canals that radiate outward from the central canals to all lacunae
  20. 45. The bones of the limbs and girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton
  21. 48. The process of creating new blood cells in the body
  22. 50. dense and looks smooth and homogeneous
  23. 56. bones that do not fit one of the preceding categories
  24. 57. also called joints, sites where two or more bones meet
  25. 59. covers the external surface
  26. 60. essential if bones are to retain normal proportions and strength during long bone growth as the body increases in size and weight
  27. 61. realignment of the broken bone ends
  28. 62. pads of flexible fibrocartilage that cushion the vertebre and absorb shocks while allowing the spine flexibility
  29. 63. mature bone cells found within the matrix in tiny cavities
  30. 64. ylindrical end of one bone fits into a trough shaped surface on another bone
  31. 65. C1, has no body
  32. 66. generally cube-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone
Down
  1. 1. fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones
  2. 3. C2 acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas and skull above
  3. 4. type of abnormal spine curvature
  4. 6. bone breaks into many fragments
  5. 7. ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone
  6. 8. bones are united by fibrous tissue
  7. 9. flattened fibrous sacs lined with synovial membrane and containing a thin film of synovial fluid
  8. 10. broken bone portion is pressed inward
  9. 11. movement occurs around two axis'
  10. 14. tubes that form a network in bone and contain blood vessels
  11. 15. most common form of arthritis
  12. 18. allow movement in all axes
  13. 19. the ends of the long bone
  14. 20. type of abnormal spine curvature
  15. 21. hold the eyes in an anterior position and allow the facial muscles to show our feelings through smiles or frowns
  16. 25. bone is crushed
  17. 28. bone forming cells
  18. 29. composed of small needlelike pieces of bnone and lots of open space
  19. 30. or shaft, makes up most of the bones length and is composed of compact bone
  20. 31. spinal curvatures in the thoracic and sacral regions
  21. 32. adipose (fat) tissue
  22. 35. typically longer than they are wide
  23. 36. giant bone destroying cells
  24. 39. bone ends are connected by fibrocartilage
  25. 40. curvatures in the cervical and lumbar regions
  26. 44. joint in which the articulating bone ends are separated by a joint cavity containing synovial fluid
  27. 46. process of bone formation involves two major phases
  28. 47. encloses and protects the fragile brain tissue
  29. 48. results when the vertebral column is subjected to exceptional twisting forces
  30. 49. reveal where muscles, tendons, and ligaments were attached and where blood vessels and nerves passed
  31. 51. articular surfaces are essentially flat and only short slipping or gliding movements are allowed
  32. 52. where red and white blood cells arise
  33. 53. fibrous connective tissue membrane
  34. 54. blood filled swelling caused by blood vessels are ruptured when the bone breaks
  35. 55. articular surface has both convex and concave areas
  36. 58. tiny cavities