Unit 5 Skeletal System Review

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Across
  1. 6. end point of long bone
  2. 9. plate in the epiphyses; another term for this is growth plate
  3. 10. bones of the skeleton including your skull, vertebral column, & ribs
  4. 14. process of bone formation
  5. 16. bone development from embryonic tissues/creates bones of skull, jawbone & clavicles
  6. 17. type of connective tissue (hint: main thing this unit is about)
  7. 20. bone development where bone tissues replaces hyaline cartilage/all bones in body except skull, jawbone & clavicle
Down
  1. 1. cartilage cells
  2. 2. shaft of a long bone
  3. 3. structure unique to compact bone tissues
  4. 4. bones of the skeleton including your limbs and girdles (ie. pelvis)
  5. 5. bone cells that arise from white blood cells called macrophages
  6. 7. membrane covering outer layer of long bone; contains nerves and blood vessels
  7. 8. mature bone cells responsible for maintaining normal bone function
  8. 11. one of three types of cartilage
  9. 12. cancellous bone that has honey comb like structure
  10. 13. cortical bone that is dense, hard and strong
  11. 15. bone cells responsible for forming new tissues
  12. 18. stem cells
  13. 19. can be red or yellow. produces blood cells or fat cells