Across
- 1. hollow central tube of an oste0n,contains nerves and blood vessels
- 6. ________ bone is a type bone tissue characterized by thin, hard interconnecting bony elements enclosing hollow spaces
- 7. mature bone cell
- 10. dense fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone
- 11. cylindrical structure in bone composed of layers of living bone cells
- 12. bone forming
- 14. ______skeleton consists of the skull, ribs, sternum, and back bone
- 16. cord of dense connective tissue, connects bone to muscle
Down
- 2. body's physical support system
- 3. white,semi-opaque, flexible connective tissue
- 4. cartilage forming cell
- 5. bone that can only be broken during strangulation
- 8. _______bone is a type of dense bone tissue found on outer surfaces and shaft of bone
- 9. Bone____ is the process by which mature bone tissue is resorbed by osteoclasts and replaced with new bone by osteoblasts
- 13. connective tissue that forms the bony skeleton
- 15. __________disk is a disk of fibrocartiage between the vertebrae