Across
- 2. the enlarged end of a long bone
- 4. the large hole in the occipital lobe
- 7. the name of the hollow, marrow-filled cavity of a long bone
- 8. the process whereby osseous tissue replaces cartilage
- 11. Another name for spongy bone
- 14. What type of joint is found between the bones of the cranium?
- 15. another name for the growth plate
- 17. resorption the osteoclastic breakdown of bone matrix
- 18. butterfly-shaped bone that forms part of the floor of the cranium
- 19. the bony structure that encases the brain
Down
- 1. the shaft of a long bone
- 3. The microscopic unit of compact bone
- 5. the cartilage that covers the epiphysis of a long bone
- 6. the bone that forms the forehead
- 9. the bone that is located at the back and base of the cranium
- 10. the cell that causes bone erosion
- 12. a mature bone cell
- 13. an immature bone cell
- 16. the membrane that covers the outside of the diaphysis