Bio Exam #2 Review

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Across
  1. 6. epithelium tissue composed of tall, rectangular cells
  2. 10. a chemical released by nerve cells that has either an excitatory or inhibitory effect on another excitable cell
  3. 11. serve to maintain the proper water balance between the blood and interstitial fluid
  4. 14. attach bone to bone
  5. 16. tissue that consists of cells that are specialized to contract
  6. 18. the natural process of stopping the flow or loss of blood
  7. 19. the points of contact between bones
  8. 20. muscles that make up most of the heart
  9. 21. transport medium for blood cells and platelets
  10. 23. fibrous connective tissue that encloses muscle bundles
  11. 24. commonly described as good cholesterol
Down
  1. 1. cells responsible for producing and secreting the proteins that compose the collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers
  2. 2. one of the two protein filaments that a sarcomere consists of (notice the amount of spaces to know which it is)
  3. 3. hard elements of the skeleton which consist of calcium
  4. 4. tissue that supports the softer organs of the body against gravity and connects the parts of the body together
  5. 5. the column that is the main axis of the body
  6. 7. the bone in which red bone marrow resides
  7. 8. the longest and strongest bone in the body
  8. 9. tissue that consists of cells that transmit or generate electrical impulses throughout the body
  9. 12. the cells in red marrow that all blood cells and platelets originate from
  10. 13. the percentage of blood that consists of RBC is called this
  11. 15. muscles' first choice for energy
  12. 17. transitional tissue from which bone develops
  13. 18. relative constancy of the conditions within the internal environment
  14. 22. the muscle bundles mentioned in #5