Skeletal System Crossword

The hollow space within the center of the bone shaft filled with yellow bone marrow.
on the other side of the diaphysis pointing toward the center of the body. Rounded, made up of spongy tissue and covered in articular cartilage.
covered in articular cartilage, enabling bones to move at the joints without grinding on each other.
the shaft or central part of a long bone
central cavity, innermost part, of bone shafts where red marrow and or yellow marrow is stored.
Also called cortical bone, dense bone In which the bone matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts.
porous type of bone found in animals. its is highly vascularized and contains red bone marrow.
Indicates that the epiphyseal cartilages got narrower, growth ended.
plate of hyaline cartilage found in children, located in the metaphysis at the end of each long bone
a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surface of the joints.
also known as myeloid tissue, abundant with red blood cells.
a type of bone marrow with a high number of fat cells
a thin layer, membrane, scale or platelike tissue or part, especially in bone tissue.
lacuna
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
fundamental unit of much compact bones.
continuous with the ventricular system (vertical)
any small channels in the bone that transmit blood vessels from the periosteum into the bone and communicate with the haversian canals.