Bone crossword
Across
- 2. Contains developing red and white blood cells and megakaryocytes
- 3. Stores fat and produces cartilage, fat, and bone.
- 5. Membrane on the outside of the bone. Grows and repairs bones
- 6. Small tubes which carry blood around the body
- 9. Ending parts of a long bone
- 11. Red liquid circulating in arteries and veins.
- 12. Contains instructions on building and maintaining parts of the body
- 14. Carries blood to the rest of body
- 16. Dense bone filled with organic ground substance and inorganic cells
- 18. Central cavity of bone shafts, forms red and white blood cells
- 19. Carries blood back to heart
Down
- 1. Thin layer of connective tissue
- 4. Cells found in mature bones
- 7. Basic building unit of bone
- 8. Cartilage plate at each end of a long bone
- 10. Provides greater strength and rigidity and dampens sudden stress
- 11. Calcified material
- 13. Central part of a long bone
- 15. White tissue at the ends of bones that help form joints and reduce friction
- 17. Allows blood vessels and nerves to travel through them