Across
- 2. Breakdown of bone extracellular matrix
- 5. Bones shaft or body of long bone
- 7. Main cells in bone tissue and maintain its daily metabolism
- 8. Connect lacunae forming canals in bone.
- 10. Derived from white blood cells and are concentrated in the endosteum
- 12. Spongy bone tissue
- 13. Reduces friction and absorbs shock at freely movable joints
- 14. Entire framework of bones and their cartilages, ligaments and tendons
Down
- 1. Hollow space within the diaphysis, contains fatty yellow marrow and numerous blood vessels in adults
- 3. Allows the diaphysis of a bone to increase in length
- 4. Compact bone called Osteons
- 6. Protects, nourishes and assists in fracture repair.
- 9. Spaces that contain osteocytes
- 11. Proximal and distal end of bone