Across
- 3. The ____________ cleans and recycles the blood
- 5. _____________ muscle is branched like trees
- 7. type of fiber that provides strength and support
- 11. _____________ forms cushion-like discs between vertebrae
- 14. The brain and spinal cord are made of _____________ tissue
- 16. attaches bones to other bones at joints
- 19. __________ tissue moves stuff
- 20. describes a tumor that is fast growing and able to spread throughout the body
- 22. If a tissue is ________________, it contains no blood vessels
- 23. another name for bone tissue
- 25. ________________ discs connect cardiac tissue in the heart
- 26. cells in connective tissue that produce collagen and other fibers
- 28. these connect skeletal muscle to bone
- 29. ______________________ collect white blood cells when you’re sick
Down
- 1. another word for nerve cell
- 2. describes a tumor that is slow growing and localized
- 4. an overgrowth of mutated cells that can cause tumors and be deadly
- 5. ______________ tissue connects and supports stuff
- 6. ___________ cartilage is the most common type in humans
- 8. ____________ cartilage makes your ears stretchy
- 9. Skeletal muscle is ___________________, meaning it has more than one nucleus
- 10. ___________ muscle is the only muscle tissue without striations
- 12. Red blood cells are produced in the ________________________
- 13. this type of tissue serves as fuel storage, protection, and insulation
- 15. describes any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the muscles, joints, or fibrous tissue
- 17. __________ tissue supports other tissues and is the most commonly distributed connective tissue
- 18. sends electrical signals to move muscles and intake or output information
- 21. _________ cells are unique because they form the only liquid tissue
- 24. found on certain muscle cells, means fast contractions
- 27. non-living material that surrounds living cells and allows (abbr.)
- 30. If you tear your ACL, you’re tearing ____________ connective tissue