Skeletal system/Bone Crossword

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  1. 1. Branching bony plates only found in spongy bone.
  2. 3. Tough and vascular dense connective tissue surrounding bone surface.
  3. 8. Bone forming cell.
  4. 9. This is the only bone that does not articulate with another.
  5. 14. This type of division of the skeleton includes the upper and lower limbs.
  6. 15. This type of cartilage covers bones in synovial joints.
  7. 16. A bone stem cell.
  8. 18. This type of bone is lightweight and porous and is known as cancellous bone as well.
  9. 21. The study of bone and the skeleton structure and function.
  10. 24. small space that houses osteocytes or chondrocytes.
  11. 25. Cartilaginous layers between the epiphyses and diaphysis of long bone that grow in length.
  12. 26. This is where red and yellow bone marrow is stored in long bones.
  13. 27. A type of joint holds bones of the skull together tightly by fibrous tissue.
  14. 28. The tarsal bone is an example of this shape of bone.
  15. 30. This hormone causes proliferation at the epiphyseal plate and results in bone elongation.
  16. 31. Hormone that promotes absorption of calcium ions from small intestine to blood.
  17. 32. Hormone that promotes calcium deposition and inhibits osteoclast activity.
  18. 34. The region in mature bone between the epiphysis and diaphysis.
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  1. 2. The epiphyseal plate becomes this in adults at the ends of long bones once growing has ceased.
  2. 4. The natural formation of bone.
  3. 5. A mature bone cell.
  4. 6. The oxygen-carrying pigment in red blood cells.
  5. 7. Produces longer bones as the cartilage lengthens and is replaced by bone tissue.
  6. 10. This type of bone is white, smooth, and solid and makes up for 80% of bone in the body.
  7. 11. Dense regular CT that attaches bone to muscle.
  8. 12. The patella is an example of this shape of bone.
  9. 13. Dense regular CT that attaches bone to bone.
  10. 16. Cell that break down bone matrix.
  11. 17. Cylinder shaped structure unique to compact bone
  12. 19. The shaft of a long bone.
  13. 20. Occurs when new bone tissue is deposited on the surface of the bone, resulting in bone thickening.
  14. 22. The end of a long bone.
  15. 23. Process of creating erythrocytes in red bone marrow.
  16. 29. This type of division of the skeleton includes bones of the head, neck, and trunk
  17. 33. The scapula is an example of this shape of bone.