Bone Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. _________ growth: increase in bone length
  2. 4. yellow bone marrow is made of primarily __________ tissue
  3. 7. cells responsible for bone resorption
  4. 10. unmineralized bone matrix secreted by osteoblasts
  5. 11. the shaft of a long bone
  6. 12. the primary type of fiber found in bone
  7. 14. the expanded ends of long bones
  8. 15. ___________ bones: small round bones that develop inside of tendons
Down
  1. 2. ___________ bones: bones with complex shapes, such as vertebrae or pelvic bones
  2. 3. ________ bone: the dense outer layer of bones
  3. 4. _________ growth: increase in bone width
  4. 5. "little beams"
  5. 6. mature bone cells
  6. 8. blood cell production
  7. 9. ________ bone: "honeycomb"-like inner layer of bones filled with bone marrow
  8. 10. the functional unit of compact bone
  9. 13. a bone-forming cell