COMPACT & SPONGY BONES

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Across
  1. 4. __ bone is also known as cancellous bone
  2. 5. __ bones are made of a layer of spongy bone between 2 thin layers of compact bone.
  3. 7. Compact bone is found in the __ space of a bone
  4. 8. __ are not made of parallel-arranged collagen fibers, as clasically maintained
  5. 9. __ are the thin columns and plates of bone that create a spongy structure in a cancellous bone
  6. 13. Unlike most tissues, __ cartilage does not have blood vessels, nerves or lymphatics
  7. 17. The compact bone is the main structure in the body for support, __ and movement
  8. 20. Spongy bone is usually located at the end of the __
  9. 21. Haversian canal is also called as __ canal
  10. 23. The periosteum is divided into an outer "fibrous layer" and __ "cambium layer"
  11. 24. Compact bone is formed from a number of __
  12. 25. __ bone is known as cortical bone
  13. 26. __ bone is the softer, less dense tissue, that makes up the ends of bones and create blood vessels
  14. 27. __ is major bone cell involved in the production of both osteoclasts and osteocytes
  15. 29. The major function of __ bone marrow is to generate blood cells
  16. 30. Unlike compact bone that is mostly solid, spongy bone is full of open sections called __
Down
  1. 1. About 80% of the __ of the human skeleton comes from compact bones
  2. 2. __ bone marrow is involved in the storage of fats
  3. 3. __ canals extend between adjacent osteons
  4. 6. The basic units of compact bone are called osteons or __ systems
  5. 10. __ are microscopic canals between the lacunae of ossified bone
  6. 11. __ is a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except the surfaces of the joints
  7. 12. Osteogenic cells in the periosteum play a vital role in the __ of bony tissue
  8. 14. Cortical bone used to create much of the hard structure of the __
  9. 15. Canaliculi as well as having function of routing __ to osteocytes
  10. 16. __ lines the inner surface of the medullary cavity of all long bones
  11. 18. __ are derived from pluripotent cells of marrow bone
  12. 19. __ are matured osteoblasts embedded in mineralized bone matrix
  13. 22. Also, compact bones serve a function in storing and releasing __ to the body when needed
  14. 28. Perforating fibers is also known as __ fibers