Chapter 6

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Across
  1. 2. color of bone marrow made up of fatty tissue
  2. 6. decreased bone mass impairs normal function
  3. 7. also called trabecular bone; appears porous
  4. 9. formed from stem cells; produces new bone
  5. 11. also called cortical bone; solid; dense
  6. 12. also known as the growth plate
  7. 14. growth from within the cartilage itself
  8. 16. involved in resorption of calcium & phosphate
Down
  1. 1. shaft portion of bone
  2. 3. formation of bone connective tissue
  3. 4. unit of mature compact bone
  4. 5. each end of a long bone, expanded knobby region
  5. 8. detect mechanical stress; maintain bone matrix
  6. 10. growth along the cartilage's periphery
  7. 13. hormone produced by anterior pituitary gland
  8. 15. vitamins required for normal bone development