Across
- 4. bones that are cube-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone
- 7. bones that are longer than they are wide and typically have a shaft with enlarged ends
- 8. A channel that runs lengthwise through compact bone and carries blood vessels and nerves
- 10. Mature bone cells found within the bone matrix
- 12. Canals that run at right angles to the central canals and connect them to the outside of the bone
- 14. a lightweight, porous type of bone found at the ends of long bones and inside flat bones
- 15. Tiny canals that radiate from the central canal to lacunae and connect bone cells to nutrients
Down
- 1. Bones that do not fit into long, flat, or short bone categories
- 2. Concentric rings of bone matrix arranged around a central canal
- 3. Tiny cavities within the bone matrix that house osteocytes
- 5. The structural and functional unit of compact bone
- 6. Bones that are thin, flattened, and usually curved
- 9. skeleton that includes the bones of the limbs and the girdles that attach them to the body
- 11. a strong, dense type of bone that forms the outer layer of bones
- 13. skeleton that includes the bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body
