Bone Characteristics

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Across
  1. 5. a partial fracture; common in kids
  2. 8. bone shaft or bone body
  3. 9. inhibits osteoclast activity
  4. 10. Low calcium levels
  5. 12. the growing part of the bone
  6. 15. straight across long axis of bone
  7. 17. bone building cells
  8. 19. composed of outer fibrous layer
  9. 20. the active form of vitamin D
Down
  1. 1. several breaks resulting in bone shattering
  2. 2. proximal and distal ends of bone
  3. 3. result of twisting motion
  4. 4. process of bone development
  5. 6. breaks down bones extracellular matrix
  6. 7. membrane that lines the medullary cavity
  7. 11. mature bone cells; main cells
  8. 13. High calcium levels
  9. 14. secreted by thyroid gland and promotes osteoblastic activity
  10. 16. occurs at an angle that is not 90 degrees
  11. 18. only bone cells to go under cell division