Tissue Crossword

3. surrounded by fluid matrix.
6. two layers of cuboidal cells; functions in protection.
8. attached to the skeleton and pull on bones.
9. a single layer of flat cells.
11. composed cells whose shape of cells depends upon the amount of stretching.
13. less hard and more flexible than bone.
18. several layers of flat cells.
19. highly compressible
21. form body coverings and linings and glandular tissue.
22. attach skeletal muscle to bone.
26. ductless; secretions (hormones) diffuse into blood vessels.
29. made of collagen fibers and fibroblasts.
30. involuntarily controlled and found only in the heart.
31. stores fat.
32. a single layer of tall cells.

1. provides elasticity.
2. lower layers of the skin.
4. has abundant collagen fibers hidden by a glassy, rubbery matrix.
5. a single layer of cubelike cells.
7. functions to receive and conduct electrochemical impulses to and from body parts.
10. secretions empty through ducts to the epithelial surface.
12. holds organs in place.
14. has surface cells are columnar, and cells underneath vary in size and shape; functions in protection.
15. softer, have more cells and fewer fibers than other connective tissues.
16. a single layer, but some cells are shorter than others giving a false (pseudo) impression of stratification.
17. attach bone to bone at joints and are more elastic than tendons.
20. forms stroma of organs.
23. composed of osteocytes.
24. groups of cells with similar structure and function.
25. function is to contract to produce movement.
27. involuntarily controlled and is found in walls of hollow organs.
28. found everywhere in the body to connect body parts.