What I do?
A function similar to the framework of a house
What is Support?
It's what an Osteocyte is
What is a mature bone cell?
I'm a builder of bone tissue
What is Osteoblasts?
Bones can resize or reshape themselves through this process, which I need to do to my kitchen
What is remodel(ing)?
There are Yellow and Red types of this material within bones
What is Marrow?
This function keeps vital organs from harm
What is Protection?
I'm spongy bone kind of like honeycomb
What is Trabecular?
Ossification is this process carried out by osteoblasts and osteoclasts
What is bone formation?
Bones subject to strong forces go through this "extra" process
What is Hypertrophy?
This is the bulbous end of arm and leg bones
What is Epiphysis?
When muscles contract or shorten I'm pulled and create this function
What is Movement?
Compared to the other type of bone I'm much more dense
What is Cortical?
This is where I grow in length
What is Epiphyseal plate
The bones of physically active people are typically these two things
What are denser & stronger?
Cavities laid out in concentric circles around Haversian canals
What are Lacunae?
I do this function with bone marrow and minerals like calcium and phosphate
What is Storage?
Major bones in the arms and legs are this four letter shape category
What is Long?
This direction of bone growth doesn't stop after adolescence
What is Circumferential?
Though very active, elite swimmers can experience this since buoyancy counters gravity
What is (bone) atrophy?
Surrounding and protecting the shaft of long bones
What is Periosteum?
My Red Marrow performs this life giving function called Hematopoiesis
What is Blood Cell Formation?
These canals, running lengthwise through the bone, were first described by a man named Clopton
What are Haversian?
Women's bone mineral content peaks about this age range
What is 25 - 28 years?
The weight of bone in my body accounts for about this percent
What is 15?
A fancy name of the marrow cavity
What is Medullary (cavity)?