Skeletal Histology

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Across
  1. 2. Attach muscles to bones or other muscles.
  2. 4. A cell which has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it.
  3. 6. The process of creating a variety of blood and bone marrow cells.
  4. 7. Highly compressible.
  5. 8. Bone cells inside of chambers called lacunae.
  6. 11. Contains blood vessels.
  7. 14. The most common cartilage and covers bones at the joints.
  8. 17. A type of cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue.
  9. 18. Provide structure, strength, and support for the body.
Down
  1. 1. Also known as bone.
  2. 3. Able to withstand intense tensile stress when pulled in one direction.
  3. 5. Provides elasticity and resilience to the tissues.
  4. 9. A thick layer, membrane, or plate tissue in bone.
  5. 10. Connected by canaliculi.
  6. 12. Attach bones to other bones.
  7. 13. Substance of the tissue that occupies the vacant spaces between the cells.
  8. 15. Consisting of protons and neutrons and contains nearly all its mass.
  9. 16. Small channel or duct.