Skeletal System: Bone Tissue, Anatomy of Long Bone

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Across
  1. 4. bone tissue lattice-like appearance; also called cancellous bone
  2. 5. building up of bone tissue
  3. 7. ends of long bone
  4. 10. thin layer of hyaline cartilage at end of long bone; decreases wear & tear
  5. 14. fibrous connective tissue sheet that covers outer surface of bone
  6. 15. growth plate; cartilaginous region in metaphysis
  7. 16. breakdown of bone tissue
  8. 17. where diaphysis meets epiphysis
  9. 18. cells that build bone
  10. 21. thin membrane lining of medullary cavity
Down
  1. 1. cells that maintain bone tissue
  2. 2. cells that break down bone
  3. 3. another name for bone tissue
  4. 6. cells that all other bone cells are generated from
  5. 8. shaft of long bone
  6. 9. houses yellow bone marrow
  7. 11. the process of self-destruction and then reformation of bone
  8. 12. bone tissue that is dense, with hard matrix
  9. 13. one of the functions of skeletal system; gives bones their strength
  10. 19. small structural beams in cancellous bone; creates a "lattice-work"
  11. 20. unit of bone tissue; consists of concentric rings (lamellae) around a central canal (haversion canal)