Across
- 2. Layers of bone tissue surrounding the entire bone.
- 5. The region where chondrocytes enlarge in the epiphyseal plate.
- 6. Growth in bone width due to osteoblast activity at the periosteum.
- 8. The region where osteoblasts replace calcified cartilage with bone.
- 9. The region where cartilage matrix begins to harden.
- 10. The process of breaking down bone tissue.
- 11. Layers of bone between osteons in compact bone.
- 13. The process of adding new bone tissue.
- 14. The lattice-like network of spongy bone.
- 16. The region of resting cartilage in the epiphyseal plate.
- 17. Small cavities within bone tissue housing osteocytes.
- 18. Small channels that connect lacunae for nutrient exchange.
- 20. Bone formation replacing a cartilage template.
- 22. Bone formation occurring directly from mesenchymal tissue.
- 24. Another term for bone formation.
Down
- 1. The region where chondrocytes rapidly divide in the epiphyseal plate.
- 3. Growth in bone length occurring at the epiphyseal plate.
- 4. Canals connecting blood vessels of the central canals.
- 7. The process of bone formation.
- 12. The first center of bone formation in a developing bone.
- 15. Later centers of ossification appearing in the epiphyses.
- 19. The canal in the center of an osteon containing blood vessels and nerves.
- 21. Layers of bone matrix in compact bone.
- 23. The cartilage structure responsible for bone lengthening.