Across
- 2. Cell responsible for the maintenance of bone tissue
- 6. The formation of bone
- 10. Mineral salts are the _____ material of the ECM
- 11. Irregular pattern of thin columns of bone
- 12. Soft tissue that occupies the spaces of bone
- 15. Bone is a _____ tissue because it is characterized by its extensive ECM
- 16. Bone forms directly from embryonic tissue
- 17. Outer fibrous tissue that surrounds a bone
- 18. Bone replaces cartilage
- 19. The hardening of bone tissue
Down
- 1. Cells that secrete the organic material of the ECM
- 3. This type of bone tissue is characterized by thin columns of bone that has spaces between them
- 4. Fiber of the ECM that make bone flexible
- 5. Bone stem cells
- 7. Cell responsible for the resorption of bone tissue
- 8. Binds bone to bone
- 9. The cells associated with bone tissue constitute the _____ portion of the ECM
- 13. The skeletal system is derived from this germ layer
- 14. Red bone marrow is a _____ tissue
- 19. This type of bone tissue is characterized by osteons tightly packed together