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