Bones and Joints Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• synarthroses: immovable joints (pl.)
• amphiarthroses: slightly movable joints (pl.)
• diarthroses: freely movable joints (pl.)
• osteoblasts: "bone-makers" (pl.)
• osteoclasts: "bone-breakers" (pl.)
• hydroxyapatite: mineral salt formed from calcium and phosphorus
• osteoporosis: brittle-bone disease
• diaphysis: shaft of a long bone
• meniscus: disc of cartilage that separates joints
• osteons: microscopic circular units within compact bone (pl.)
• epiphyses: ends of a long bone (pl.)
• arthrology: study of joints
• trabeculae: interconnecting rods and plates in spongy bone
• canaliculi: "little canls" that connect lacunae
• lacunae: small spaces or "lakes" between rings of bone
• osteocytes: "bone-maintainers" (pl.)
• collagen: structural protein that makes bone flexible
• kinesiology: study of body movement