Connective Tissue

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Across
  1. 3. primary function is for transport of nutrients, wastes, gases and hormones
  2. 6. most abundance and widely distributed
  3. 7. fluid surrounding cells
  4. 9. connect bone to bone
  5. 11. network of fibers that support other cell types, found in lymph nodes, bone marrow and spleen
  6. 12. connect muscle to bone
Down
  1. 1. glue that fills space between cells and fibers
  2. 2. cell where nucleus is pushed to the side by large fat droplet
  3. 4. primarily parallel collagen fibers with a few elastic fibers; withstands great tensile stress
  4. 5. gel-like matrix with elastic, collagen and reticular fibers, wraps and cushions organs
  5. 8. located in bone and made up of osteocytes and osteoblasts
  6. 10. connective tissue that is avascular