Skeletal System Exercise (FA 2024)

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