Body Systems Vocab
Across
- 2. type of cartilage tissue found in the respiratory tract
- 4. skeleton of the limbs of an animal
- 6. prefix meaning joint
- 8. voluntary muscle
- 10. main tissue type of the body; a thin, continuous, protective layer of cells
- 12. suffix meaning breathing or respiration.
- 13. type of bone commonly found in the limbs
- 15. Relating to the lungs
- 18. the main structural protein found in connective tissues
- 20. type of bone that composes the spine
- 23. suffix meaning inflammation
- 26. flexible connective tissue often found between joints
- 27. prefix meaning bone
- 28. skeletal system component that produces red blood cells
- 29. muscle that closes a joint
- 30. type of bone that makes up the skull
Down
- 1. connection between arteries and veins
- 3. the muscular tissue of the heart
- 5. prefix meaning heart
- 7. vessels which carry blood to the heart
- 9. type of bone the kneecap is
- 11. tissue which serves to connect muscle with a bone
- 14. suffix meaning study of
- 16. prefix meaning muscle
- 17. vessels which carry blood away from the heart
- 19. muscle that straightens a joint
- 21. tissue which serves to connect bone to bone
- 22. inflammation of the joints
- 24. prefix meaning skin
- 25. muscle type found in the digestive system