Across
- 2. color of bone marrow made up of fatty tissue
- 6. decreased bone mass impairs normal function
- 7. also called trabecular bone; appears porous
- 9. formed from stem cells; produces new bone
- 11. also called cortical bone; solid; dense
- 12. also known as the growth plate
- 14. growth from within the cartilage itself
- 16. involved in resorption of calcium & phosphate
Down
- 1. shaft portion of bone
- 3. formation of bone connective tissue
- 4. unit of mature compact bone
- 5. each end of a long bone, expanded knobby region
- 8. detect mechanical stress; maintain bone matrix
- 10. growth along the cartilage's periphery
- 13. hormone produced by anterior pituitary gland
- 15. vitamins required for normal bone development