Skeletal System Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Thin layer of hyaline cartilage
  2. 5. Dense fibrous membrane that coats the bone
  3. 7. Head of each end of the long bone
  4. 8. Broad as they are long Ex: Carpal bones
  5. 12. Dissolve unwanted or unhealthy bone
  6. 16. Central hollow portion
  7. 17. Secretes substances that comprise the bone's matrix
Down
  1. 1. destroying old bones
  2. 2. Central Shaft of the bone
  3. 4. "Twisting" forces
  4. 6. Various shapes Ex: vertebrae
  5. 9. Creates red blood cells
  6. 10. Destroying old bone and despositing new bone
  7. 11. Bone broken into pieces
  8. 13. Depositing new bone
  9. 14. Adds strength without adding weight
  10. 15. Thin bones Ex: shoulder blades