Tissues
Across
- 4. These cells secrete mucus.
- 5. Membranes that line cavities & tubes that open to the outside.
- 7. Tissues that bind structures, provide support & protection, help repair tissues, etc.
- 9. These tiny cylindrical extensions of epithelial tissue increase the surface area of the intestines.
- 10. Produce fibers.
- 11. Produce blood clotting.
- 13. A chemical that promotes inflammation & allergies.
- 15. Fibers that stretch, located between vertebrae, in ligaments, large arteries, organs, heart, airways.
- 18. Membranes that line body cavities that don't open to the outside.
- 20. Heart muscle.
- 21. The basic cells of nervous tissue.
- 23. Voluntary muscle that attaches to bones.
- 24. These little hairs move eggs through the fallopian tubes and move mucous, debris, microbes out of the respiratory system.
- 26. A chemical that prevents blood clotting.
- 27. Involuntary muscle in blood vessels & hollow organs.
Down
- 1. Glands that secrete into fluid or blood.
- 2. Blood cells that fight infection.
- 3. Provides protection of vital organs & attachment for muscles, produces blood cells, stores calcium & phosphorus.
- 6. The fluid part of blood.
- 7. The membrane commonly called skin.
- 8. Tissue located between bones, outer ear, nose, etc.
- 12. Cells that store fat. They protect & insulate.
- 14. These cells begin as white blood cells and specialize in phagocytosis.
- 16. Fibers that hold ligaments & tendons together.
- 17. A skin darkening protein that protects it from sunlight, water escaping and chemical & microbes from entering.
- 19. Blood cells that transport gasses.
- 22. Glands that secrete into ducts that open to body surfaces.
- 25. Tissue that covers the body surface & organs and lines internal organs.