Skeletal System Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 1

covers the surfaces of bones where they come together to form joints
the end of the bone located nearest to the midline of the body
end of the bone located farthest away from the midline
shaft of a long bone
cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow
Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone
Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone.
remnant of the epiphyseal plate, seen in adult bones
A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles.
produces red blood cells
soft, fatty material found in the medullary cavity of long bones; stores fat
Concentric rings made up of groups of hollow tubes of bone matrix
small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes
mature bone cell
Bone-destroying cells
bone-forming cell
structural unit of compact bone
A tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata
canal perpendicular to the central canal, carries blood vessels and nerves
growth plate