Across
- 6. Soft and fibrous cartilage that provides shock absorption and cushion to your knee
- 9. Expanded end of the long bones
- 10. The process of bone formation
- 11. Osteoblasts that become surrounded by unmineralized matrix (osteoid) during bone formation
- 12. A movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage
- 15. Cylindrical vascular tunnels formed by an osteoclast-rich tissue
- 17. Structure composed of an outer fibrous layer that lends structural integrity and an inner cambium layer
- 19. The soft, spongy tissue that has many blood vessels and is found in the center of most bones
- 20. A joint that can move freely
- 21. A fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
Down
- 1. A thick liquid located between your joints
- 2. Lighter and less dense than compact bone
- 3. Large multinucleated cell responsible for the dissolution and absorption of bone
- 4. The shaft of a long bone.
- 5. Sacs filled with fluid between bones and soft tissues
- 7. Immovable joint
- 8. Dense bone leaving only tiny spaces (lacunae)
- 12. A joint between bones or cartilage in the skeleton
- 13. skeleton Consists of upper and lower extremities, that include the shoulder girdle and pelvis
- 14. Connective tissue-related bone cell responsible for the synthesis and mineralization of bone
- 16. A partial or complete break in the bone
- 18. In the central core of the body(made up of 80 bones)