Across
- 3. Prominent feature in osteoblasts responsible for secreting a number of substance including proteins & enzymes
- 8. The rough _________ is responsible for the production of proteins in the cell, very prominent in osteoblasts
- 9. Another name for the group of organic materials secreted by osteoblasts
- 10. Is an organelle prominent in osteoblasts, responsible for packaging and exporting proteins & lipids from the cell
Down
- 1. Towards the end of their lifecycles, osteoblasts may die or transform into these
- 2. __________ crystals are the consequence of the mineralised organic matrix
- 4. Combines with phosphate in the mineralisation process
- 5. Secreted by osteoblasts to form new bone
- 6. Enzyme that degrades phosphate containing substances
- 7. Osteoblasts are responsible for bone formation & _________