Skeletal System Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. made mostly of fat and contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or bone cells
  2. 3. contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets
  3. 9. forms the hard, dense outer layer of bones throughout the human body
  4. 10. the formation of blood
  5. 11. Tissue that gives strength and structure to bones
  6. 12. a firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color; gristle
  7. 16. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals
  8. 17. a small bone that is commonly found embedded within a muscle or tendon near joint surfaces
Down
  1. 1. the smooth, white tissue that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints
  2. 4. a medical specialist concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  3. 5. a location where two or more bones meet; a joint
  4. 6. Your body's central framework;consists of bones and connective tissue, including cartilage, tendons, and ligaments
  5. 7. Bones that are shaped roughly as a cube and contain mostly spongy bone
  6. 8. the shaft or central part of a long bone
  7. 13. a bone that has a shaft and 2 ends and is longer than it is wide
  8. 14. bones with complex shapes
  9. 15. Made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone; they have a flat shape