Tissues, Glands, and Membranes
Across
- 2. cells that are flat and irregular
- 3. tissue supports and forms the framework of all parts of the body
- 6. the largest serous membrane
- 7. produces secretions that are carried out of the body
- 8. connective tissue that has a fluid consistency
- 10. tissue composed of fat cells
- 13. cartilage that can spring back into shape after being bent
- 15. refers to a wall
- 16. the basic unit of nervous tissue
- 18. cells that are long and narrow
- 19. tissue that contract and produces movement
- 20. also called gristle
- 21. the hardest type of tissue
- 23. tissue that conducts nerve impulses
Down
- 1. connective tissue that has a soft jelly like consistency
- 4. supports and protects nervous tissue
- 5. found between vertebrae segments
- 7. tissue that covers surfaces, lines cavities, and forms glands
- 9. tissue that has a very firm consistency
- 11. secretions that are secreted directly into the surrounding tissue
- 12. an organ or cell specialized to produce a substance
- 14. cells that produce cartilage
- 17. cells that are square
- 22. also called a tumor
- 24. the portion of the serous membrane attached to an organ