Level 3 Terminology of the Skeletal System

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Across
  1. 1. break in a bone
  2. 3. hard patch of thickened skin
  3. 5. ----- bifida birth disorder involving incomplete development of the spine
  4. 9. straightening of a limb
  5. 13. abnormal stiffening of a joint due to the fusion of bones
  6. 15. pain along the course of the nerve in the lower back and down the leg
  7. 16. formation of new bone on the surface of a bone also known as a bone spur
  8. 19. surgical removal of the cartilage from knee
  9. 20. removal of part of a vertebra
  10. 21. outward curvature of the spine (hunchback)
Down
  1. 1. a depression in a bone
  2. 2. complete dislocation of a joint
  3. 3. rounded section at ends of bone
  4. 4. fibrous band of tissue attaching muscle to bone
  5. 6. sideways (lateral) curvature of the spine
  6. 7. excessive inward curvature of the spine
  7. 8. fibrous band of tissue linking two bones
  8. 10. club foot - congenital deformity (foot/feet turn in and under)
  9. 11. fluid filled sac
  10. 12. ------ valgus bunions
  11. 14. inward deviation (bowlegged)
  12. 17. porous bones/loss of density in bones
  13. 18. a hole in a bone for the passage of nerves and blood vessels