Bone Tissue Review

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Across
  1. 4. A fracture in which the bone shatters into multiple pieces.
  2. 6. The epiphyseal plate layer that anchors the plate to the epiphysis.
  3. 8. The rounded end of a long bone where red marrow may be located.
  4. 9. The principle that bone adapts to the stresses placed upon it.
  5. 10. A type of bone shape that doesn’t fit into other categories, like vertebrae.
  6. 11. The bone cell responsible for building new bone tissue.
  7. 12. Structural units of compact bone arranged in concentric circles like tree rings.
  8. 14. Type of ossification where bone develops from a sheet of mesenchyme.
  9. 15. A bone formed within a tendon to protect a joint; the patella is an example.
  10. 16. Bone formation that begins with a cartilage model, common in long bones.
  11. 17. A bone shape with two compact layers and a spongy center, like the skull or ribs.
  12. 18. Horizontal channels that allow blood vessels to enter compact bone.
  13. 19. Condition of having too much calcium in the blood, causing sluggish nerves.
  14. 20. A fracture where the bone bends and cracks, common in children.
Down
  1. 1. The process of adding calcium salts to make hard bone tissue.
  2. 2. A type of bone fracture that runs straight across the bone.
  3. 3. Lattice-like bone spicules that make up spongy bone.
  4. 5. Zone where cartilage cells divide and contribute to bone length.
  5. 7. The process of blood cell formation, primarily occurring in red bone marrow.
  6. 13. Region in the growth plate where matrix hardens and chondrocytes die.