Connective Tissue Terms

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Across
  1. 2. flexible fibrous proteins that give connective tissue tensile strength
  2. 3. small spaces in bone or cartilage that cells occupy
  3. 8. More narrow, branching like structures.
  4. 11. Cartilage Cells
  5. 13. help initiate the immune response
  6. 14. watery like substance that helps move nutrients, hormones and helps get rid of waste
  7. 15. Membrane that covers cartilages
  8. 16. structural unit of compact bone
  9. 17. Fibers that are Elastic and Flexible.
Down
  1. 1. The fluid portion of matrix
  2. 4. the red blood cells that transport gases
  3. 5. help with the clotting factor to stop bleeding
  4. 6. Bone Cell
  5. 7. common cell type found in CT, it secretes protein and fibers.
  6. 9. immature Cell
  7. 10. a cell
  8. 12. Contains lymphatic and blood vessels and nerves.