Cross Word Puzzle
Across
- 3. A type of bone that appears porous, has less bone matrix and more space in between.
- 4. The type of skeleton located along the central axis of the body. It consists of bones of the head, vertebral column, and rib cage.
- 6. Long,narrow spaces where osteocyte cell extensions are housed.
- 10. Stores calcium, phosphorus, and adipose tissue.
- 13. A connective tissue membrane covering the outer surface of the bone.
- 14. A long bone found in the antebrachium where the noticeable pulse of an artery of the same name can be palpated.
- 19. Bands of fibrous connective tissue that stabilize and connect bone to bone.
- 20. Produce collagen and secrete matrix vesicles that contain calcium and phosphate.
- 21. The bone classification of the carpals and tarsals.
- 23. A bone also known as the shoulder blade
- 24. Located inferiorly in the facial skeleton, is the largest and strongest bone of the face.
- 25. Air-filled spaces within some of the flat and irregular bones of the skull.
Down
- 1. Small openings within the bone matrix where osteocyte cell bodies are housed.
- 2. The bone that forms the prominent part of the cheek and the outer side of the eye socket.
- 5. A single cell layer of connective tissue that lines the internal surface of all cavities within bones.
- 7. The bone classification of the phalanges.
- 8. A bone located at the sides of the skull, near the ears.
- 9. A cranial bone located at the inferior, posterior part of the skull.
- 11. A type of transport within cells wherein macromolecules travel from one side of the cytoplasm to the other. In bones, this process removes degradation products that then get secreted into the blood to be used elsewhere in the body.
- 12. The longest and strongest bone in the human body.
- 15. The system that supports the body, protects organs, and works with muscles and the nervous system for movement
- 16. cranial bone located at the anterior part of the skull, where the forehead is.
- 17. Interconnecting rods or plates of bone found in spongy bone.
- 18. A protein mixture secreted by osteoblasts which forms the organic matrix of the bone.
- 22. Thin concentric sheets or layers of organized arrangement of collagen fibers approximately 3-7 micrometers thick.