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