Across
- 2. this type of bone marrow is found in the bone cavity of infants
- 3. shaft that makes up the bone's length and is composed of compact bone
- 6. bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton
- 8. the process of bone formation
- 9. bone forming cells
- 13. bones of the skull, vertebral column, thorax, and sternum
- 14. system of protection and support composed primarily of bone and cartilage.
Down
- 1. bone that is dense and looks smooth and homogenous
- 4. adipose fat found in the cavity of the bone shaft
- 5. giant bone destroying cells in bones, to break down bone matrix and release calcium ions into the blood
- 7. the ends of long bone
- 9. a system of interconnecting canals in the microscopic structure of adult compact bone; unit of bone
- 10. bone composed of small needle like pieces of bone and lots of open space
- 11. a little depression or space; in bone or cartilage, lacunae and occupied by cells.
- 12. tissue that covers and protects the diaphysis; made up of fibrous connective tissue membrane