Body Tissues

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Across
  1. 3. soft pink tissue composed of new capillaries
  2. 4. type of cartilage making up the external ear
  3. 6. fluid or liquid connective tissue
  4. 8. connective tissue that has more cells and fewer fibers
  5. 9. decrease in the size of a tissue
  6. 13. abnormal growth of cells
  7. 15. tissue that is found lining and covering body organs and cavities
  8. 17. nonliving component of connective tissue
  9. 18. replacement of damaged cells by scar tissue
  10. 19. type of cartilage found between the vertebrae
  11. 23. glands that secrete their products to the outside of the body
Down
  1. 1. replacement of damaged cells by the same type of tissue
  2. 2. main tissue type that is most abundant and widespread in the body
  3. 4. glands that secrete their products into the bloodstream
  4. 5. fat tissue
  5. 7. loose connective tissue that is found in lymphoid organs
  6. 10. increase in the size of a tissue
  7. 11. epithelium that is composed of one layer of cells only
  8. 12. epithelium that is composed of many layers of cells
  9. 14. type of cartilage that forms found in embryonic skeletons and at bone endings
  10. 16. connective tissue made of tightly packed collagen fibers and fewer cells
  11. 20. "cobwebby" tissue that cushions and protects the body organs it wraps
  12. 21. when tissue fills with blood; swelling
  13. 22. osseous tissue; contains a hard matrix of calcium and collagen