Across
- 3. in shape and structure and therefore do not fit into any other category.
- 5. bone that has a shaft and 2 ends and is longer than it is wide.
- 8. firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue.
- 10. tissue-Tissue that gives strength and structure to bones.
- 11. mostly of fat and contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or bone cells.
- 13. roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone.
- 14. small independent bone or bony nodule developed in a tendon where it passes over an angular structure, typically in the hands and feet.
- 16. thin layer of specialized connective tissue with unique viscoelastic properties.
- 17. of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.
Down
- 1. framework of the body, consisting of bones and other connective tissues.
- 2. bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts, leaving only tiny spaces (lacunae) that contain the osteocytes, or bone cells.
- 4. of blood cellular components.
- 6. blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.
- 7. made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone
- 9. the inner lining of the bone
- 12. medical specialty focusing on injuries and diseases affecting your musculoskeletal system.
- 15. joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate.