Across
- 3. immature blood cells
- 4. huge cells made of 50 WBC’s
- 5. canal in ossified bone
- 7. a condition in which bones become weak and brittle
- 8. mature bone cells
- 10. (plate)site of fat storage
- 12. type of fracture that occurs at an angle that is not ninety degrees
- 14. sesamoid bone
- 15. maintained by bone resorption by osteoclasts, releases calcium into the bloodstream
- 18. repealing structural unit
- 19. layer in compact bone tissue, has osteocytes
- 20. type of fracture that results in many small pieces
Down
- 1. fibrous, vascular, sensitive life support covering sheath for bone
- 2. where two bones meet
- 6. fractured ends of bone in alignment, skin remains intact
- 9. site of spongy bone
- 11. scientific name for bone shaft
- 13. function of the skeletal system
- 16. small cavity in osteocyte
- 17. area of a bone that projects above the surface, attachments for tendons and ligaments