The integumentary system
Across
- 2. cell that lies within the substance of fully formed bone
- 3. cells producing large amounts of a protein called
- 8. flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract
- 9. chief structural unit of compact (cortical) bone
- 10. cell of connective tissue that contains many granules rich in histamine and heparin
- 12. Biggest system in your body
- 14. hard tissue
- 15. most common type of cell found in connective tissue
- 17. thin delicate membrane of protein fibers
- 18. membranes lining closed internal body cavities a hole in a tooth that develops from tooth decaysynovialmembrane A layer of connective tissue that lines the cavities of joints, tendon sheaths, and bursaetissues
Down
- 1. The moist inner lining of some organs and body cavities
- 4. composed of cells that have the special ability to shorten or contract in order to produce movement of the body parts
- 5. important cells of the immune system that are formed in response to an infection or accumulating damaged or dead cells
- 6. type of cartilage present in the pinnae
- 7. cell which has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it
- 11. very strong tissue found predominantly in the intervertebral disks
- 13. natural skin pigment
- 16. translucent cartilage found on many joint surfaces