Connective Tissue

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Across
  1. 1. Macrophages found in the skin.
  2. 4. Cells that increase in number during parasitic infestations.
  3. 5. Amorphous collagen type found in basement membranes.
  4. 8. Process of neutrophils migrating to connective tissue.
  5. 10. Macrophages found in the nervous system.
  6. 11. Long polysaccharide molecule in ground substance.
  7. 15. Adipose tissue found in hibernating animals and infants.
  8. 16. Thin type III collagen fibers coated with glycoprotein.
  9. 18. Appearance of white adipose cells in tissue sections.
  10. 19. Core protein with many GAGs attached.
  11. 22. Cytoplasm characteristic of plasma cells.
  12. 23. Collagen type present in hyaline cartilage.
  13. 25. Antibody-producing cells arising from B lymphocytes.
  14. 29. Protein that makes up collagen fibers.
  15. 32. Most abundant type of collagen, present in skin and tendons.
  16. 33. Undifferentiated stem cells located adjacent to capillaries.
  17. 35. Thinner fibers made of elastin protein allowing stretch and recoil.
  18. 37. Aggregates of RER in plasma cells.
  19. 38. Macrophages found in the liver.
Down
  1. 2. Cells that store fat in adipose tissue.
  2. 3. Substance from mast cells inducing smooth muscle contraction.
  3. 6. Collagen type forming thin reticular fibers.
  4. 7. Cells that synthesize fibers and ground substance.
  5. 9. Proteins that bind plasma membrane proteins to collagen.
  6. 11. Featureless substance composed of GAG, proteoglycans, and glycoproteins.
  7. 12. Severe hypersensitivity reaction mediated by mast cells.
  8. 13. connective tissue that is jelly-like matrix present in the umbilical cord.
  9. 14. First-line defense cells that increase in bacterial infection.
  10. 17. Connective tissue comprising branching elastic fibers.
  11. 20. Cells that originate in the bone marrow as monocytes.
  12. 21. Adipose tissue constituting almost all adult adipose tissue.
  13. 24. Tissue consisting of branched reticular fibers.
  14. 26. Connective tissue with fewer fibers and more cells.
  15. 27. connective tissue that is Gel-like amorphous matrix found in embryos.
  16. 28. Most abundant protein fiber in the body, resists stretching.
  17. 30. Tissue with cells that store fat.
  18. 31. Connective tissue with densely arranged fibers.
  19. 34. Macrophages found in the bone.
  20. 36. Substance released by mast cells causing increased vessel permeability.