Across
- 5. a large multinucleate bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.
- 6. thin connective tissue health associated with the blood vessels.
- 7. two bone surfaces come together (joint).
- 12. inhibits osteoclasts activity.
- 16. found in the periosteum and in the marrow.
- 17. a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
- 18. the bone at the very top of your body
- 20. promotes osteoblastic activity.
Down
- 1. between the diaphysis and the epiphyses.
- 2. distal and proximal ends of the long bone.
- 3. creates blood cells.
- 4. main shaft or body of bone long, cylindrical shape.
- 8. a thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone.
- 9. a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation.
- 10. area of bone that projects above the surface of bone.
- 11. stimulates the absorption of calcium.
- 12. produced in bones.
- 13. a small channel or duct.
- 14. thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity.
- 15. opening in the bone that allows blood vessels/nerves to enter.
- 19. a cavity or depression, especially in bone.