Bones and Joints Crossword Puzzle
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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
