Skeletal System Words

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Across
  1. 5. a large multinucleate bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.
  2. 6. thin connective tissue health associated with the blood vessels.
  3. 7. two bone surfaces come together (joint).
  4. 12. inhibits osteoclasts activity.
  5. 16. found in the periosteum and in the marrow.
  6. 17. a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
  7. 18. the bone at the very top of your body
  8. 20. promotes osteoblastic activity.
Down
  1. 1. between the diaphysis and the epiphyses.
  2. 2. distal and proximal ends of the long bone.
  3. 3. creates blood cells.
  4. 4. main shaft or body of bone long, cylindrical shape.
  5. 8. a thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone.
  6. 9. a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation.
  7. 10. area of bone that projects above the surface of bone.
  8. 11. stimulates the absorption of calcium.
  9. 12. produced in bones.
  10. 13. a small channel or duct.
  11. 14. thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity.
  12. 15. opening in the bone that allows blood vessels/nerves to enter.
  13. 19. a cavity or depression, especially in bone.