Skeletal System Vocab Crossword

smooth, white tissue that covers ends of bones
growth plate closest to joint
made of spongy bone, and covered in articular cartilage
midsection of long bone
central cavity of bone shafts where red/yellow bone marrow is stored
( cortical bone), dense bone in which the bony matrix is filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts
( cancellous bone), porous and highly vascularized and contains red bone marrow
replaces epiphyseal plate once growth stops
plate of hyaline cartilage found in children/ adolescence. located in metaphysis
dense layer of vascular connective tissue around bones
contain red and white blood cells and platelets
contains mostly fat cells and develops some white blood cells
thin layer, membrane, plate- like tissue
cavity/ depression in bone
bone cell, when osteoblast becomes embedded in matrix
large multinucleate bone cell that absorbs bone tissue during growth
cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation
central canal containing blood capillaries and concentric osseous lamellae around it occurring in compact bone
cerebrospinal fluid-filled space that runs longitudinally through the length of entire spinal cord
provides energy and nourishing elements for osteons