Across
- 1. cell found in bone in any of its functional states
- 4. main structural protein found in skin and other connective tissues
- 7. elements on the earth and in foods that our bodies need to develop and function normally
- 9. formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted
- 10. small bone commonly found embedded within a muscle or tendon near joint surface
- 12. long portion of the bone
Down
- 2. type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue
- 3. bones that are equal in length and width
- 5. bones that are longer than they are wide
- 6. stem cells in the bone that play a prodigal role in bone repair and growth
- 8. bone that is made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone
- 9. cells required for bone synthesis and mineralization
- 11. two ends of the long bond