Looking Inside Bone

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Across
  1. 5. Contains bone-forming cells and connective tissue
  2. 6. Covers the exterior surface of the epiphyses
  3. 7. Hollow space inside a long bone
  4. 9. Elongated central part of the bone
  5. 12. The wall of the diaphysis is composed of this dense bone tissue
  6. 15. Contains developing red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
  7. 16. Adipose tissue within the medullary cavity of a long bone
Down
  1. 1. Microscopic tubes, or tunnels, that contain nerve fibers and capillaries
  2. 2. Small canals; allow for transport of fluid
  3. 3. Bone-forming cells
  4. 4. Connects the diaphysis to the epiphysis
  5. 8. Enlarged area at either end of the bone
  6. 10. The epiphyses are composed of this type of porous bone
  7. 11. A tough connective tissue sheath that covers most of the external surface of a long bone
  8. 13. Bony webbing, or framework
  9. 14. Mature bone cells