Connective Tissue Function Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Provides stable matrix (web) to supports cells in the body.
  2. 5. Connect muscle to bone.
  3. 8. Prevents vertebra in spine from smashing together by forming a cushion like disk between each vertebra.
  4. 10. Provide strong connection between issues.
  5. 12. Some protect,support,& bind together other body tissues, while others absorb water used by the body.
  6. 13. Supports larynx, attaches ribs to breastbone, covers bone ends at the point.
  7. 14. Provide flexible support to delicate structures like vessels.
Down
  1. 1. Provide ridged protection & support organs.
  2. 2. Protects organs, insulates body & stores energy.
  3. 3. Provide flexible support (not ridged.
  4. 6. Transports nutrients & other material through body, helps regulate body temperature, helps regulate fluid levels, helps remove toxins from body.
  5. 7. Provides elasticity to structures that need to stretch.
  6. 9. Connect to bone to bone at the joints and limits the range of motion of body parts at the joints.
  7. 11. Binds outer layers of skin to muscle.