Across
- 5. white blood cell
- 9. prediction of recovery from a disease, or estimated life span
- 10. soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, produces blood cells
- 14. a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation
- 15. disease caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells
- 17. production of blood cells and platelets, occurs in bone marrow
- 18. the shaft or central part of a long bone
- 19. return of problems after remission
Down
- 1. consists of 80 bones, including the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate
- 2. master cell with the ability to be any cell in the human body
- 3. complete or partial disappearance of active cancer cells
- 4. treatment that uses beams of intense energy in an effort to kill cancer cells
- 6. red blood cell
- 7. a layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones
- 8. use of chemical substances to treat diseases
- 11. research studies that test new medical approaches on human test subjects
- 12. disease where bone marrow produce an increased amount of abnormal cells
- 13. consists of 126 bones, including all appendages
- 15. mineral found in bones, added to bone by cells called osteoblasts
- 16. the end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft