Unit 5 Skeletal System Review
Across
- 6. end point of long bone
- 9. plate in the epiphyses; another term for this is growth plate
- 10. bones of the skeleton including your skull, vertebral column, & ribs
- 14. process of bone formation
- 16. bone development from embryonic tissues/creates bones of skull, jawbone & clavicles
- 17. type of connective tissue (hint: main thing this unit is about)
- 20. bone development where bone tissues replaces hyaline cartilage/all bones in body except skull, jawbone & clavicle
Down
- 1. cartilage cells
- 2. shaft of a long bone
- 3. structure unique to compact bone tissues
- 4. bones of the skeleton including your limbs and girdles (ie. pelvis)
- 5. bone cells that arise from white blood cells called macrophages
- 7. membrane covering outer layer of long bone; contains nerves and blood vessels
- 8. mature bone cells responsible for maintaining normal bone function
- 11. one of three types of cartilage
- 12. cancellous bone that has honey comb like structure
- 13. cortical bone that is dense, hard and strong
- 15. bone cells responsible for forming new tissues
- 18. stem cells
- 19. can be red or yellow. produces blood cells or fat cells