Skeletal System Crossword

Hyaline cartilage covering bone ends of movable joints
Enlarged terminal part of the bone, nearest to the center of the body and made of spongy tissue
Spongy bone covered in articular cartilage, ending bones bones to move at the joints without grinding on eachother
shaft or central part of a long bone
Central cavity of a long bone and contains yellow or red bone marrow
Also called cortical or dense bone, body matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substances and inorganic salt. The rest of the tiny spaces contain osteocytes
lattice-like matrix called trabeculae (what gives it its spongy appearance)
Area of growth in a long bone, layer of hyaline cartilage where ossification occurs
Plate of hyaline cartilage at the junction of the diaphysis and epiphysis that provides with growth in length of a long bone
Dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints
Bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells
bone marrow with fat, found at the ends of long bones in adults
thin layer, membrane, scale, or platelike tissue or part, especially in bone tissue
Unfilled space or gap within a bone
Mature bone cell
large cells that resorb or break down bone matrix
Bone forming cells
System of interconnecting canals in the microscopic structure of adult compact bone
Houses blood vessels and nerves within the bone
Helps transport nutrients to bone tissue and supply blood from periosteum