bones & skeletal tissue

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Across
  1. 3. "Bone forming cells" plays active role in matrix calcification
  2. 4. When a bone fracture is repairing, after hematoma formation is when a _____ callus forms
  3. 5. A disease in which bone composition is normal but resorption outpaces bone deposit
  4. 8. The more moveable a joint is, the ___ stable it is considered to be
  5. 10. A healthy bone is a ____ bone
  6. 11. Single, most important factor that determines how big our bones will get
  7. 12. Hairlike canals radiating from lacunae, containing osteocyte extensions
  8. 15. This cranial bone spans the width of the middle cranial fossa and articulates with all of the other cranial bones
  9. 18. Deficiency in this can result in scurvy
  10. 19. Inferior to the lumbar vertebrae & articulates with the hip bones
  11. 21. Bone tissue with trabeculae & a honeycomb appearance
  12. 22. Acts as a pivot for the rotation of the atlas & is considered the "missing" body of the atlas
Down
  1. 1. The "heel bone" which forms the heel of the foot
  2. 2. Costal cartilage is a type of ____ cartilage
  3. 6. Homeostatic balance of calcium in blood is primarily controlled by ______ hormone
  4. 7. A type of fracture in which broken bone portion is pressed inward
  5. 9. When calcium blood levels decline, _____ are stimulated to degrade bone matrix which will release calcium into blood
  6. 12. Smooth & solid appearing bone tissue
  7. 13. _____ ossification is bone that is formed from replacing hyaline cartilage
  8. 14. The structural unit of compact bone
  9. 16. Epiphyseal plate calcifies to form an epiphyseal ____
  10. 17. A delicate connective tissue membrane lining internal bone surfaces
  11. 20. If a bone has been broken all the way through, it is classified as a _____ fracture