Skeletal System Crossword

is the highly specialized connective tissue of diarthrodial joints
Enlarged terminal part of the bone, nearest the center of the body, made of spongy tissue and articulating with neighboring bones
rounded part of the bone found at the end of the diaphysis that is pointing away from the center of the body
the long, middle portion of a bone
central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow is stored
dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts
a very porous type of bone found in animals. It is highly vascularized and contains red bone marrow
The line of junction of the epiphysis and diaphysis of a long bone where growth in length occurs
a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone
a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints
required for the formation of red blood cells
found at the ends of long bones in adults
a thin layer, membrane, scale, or platelike tissue or part, especially in bone tissue
a cavity or depression, especially in bone
a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted
a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation
a large multinucleate bone cell that absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing
the fundamental functional unit of much compact bone
the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space that runs longitudinally through the length of the entire spinal cord
atomic arrangements in cortical bones