skeletal system crossword
Across
- 3. bone cells that build new bone tissue
- 7. cartilage, dense white connective tissue covering the articulating surfaces of bones at joints
- 10. specialized bone cells that resorb bone tissue
- 12. first cervical vertebra is specialized to provide the connection between the occipital bone of the skull and the spinal column
- 15. cavity,central hollow in the long bones
- 16. canals,major passageways in long bones that provide paths for blood vessels
- 19. end of a long bone
- 21. process through which adult bone can change in density, strength, and shape
- 22. canals,large canals that connect the Haversian canals
- 23. marrow, material with a rich blood supply in the marrow cavity of long bones
Down
- 1. connective tissue membrane that surrounds and protects the shaft of long bones
- 2. process of blood cell formation
- 4. of a long bone
- 5. plate,growth plate near the ends of long bones where osteoblast activity increases bone length
- 6. cavities laid out in concentric circles around the Haversian canals
- 8. bone,dense solid bone that covers the outer surface of all bones
- 9. bones, bones of the face
- 11. bone, interior spongy bone with a porous, honeycomb structure
- 13. membrane that lines the medulla cavity
- 14. outgrowth or projection on a bone or other body tissue
- 17. Haversian system
- 18. process of bone formation
- 20. mature bone cells