Across
- 5. the surface layer of osteoblasts during bone formation are called this type of osteoblast
- 6. the element added to strengthen the bone by osteoblasts
- 7. osteoblasts which have been embedded in bone at the end of the bone formation stage
- 8. cells that break down old bone cells to make way for osteoblasts
- 9. name given to the osteoblast cell when it becomes inactive
Down
- 1. osteoblasts release many of these essential to the formation of the bony structure matrix
- 2. what happens to the production of osteoblasts when people get older
- 3. Osteoblasts are differentiated products of this type of stem cell
- 4. the period when osteoblasts are most active due to hormones and changing conditions in the body
- 7. a mismatch between osteoclast and osteoblast activity can lead to this disease