Across
- 4. immature bone cells that secrete the collagen fibers and ground substance of the matrix
- 6. ___________ connective tissue can be found within the walls of large arteries, in certain ligaments, and surrounding the bronchial tubes in the lungs--all structures where recoil from stretching is critical
- 7. a significant amount of the body's adipose tissue occurs in this layer beneath the skin
- 10. these fibers contain elastin and have the ability to recoil back to its original form after stretching
- 13. inflammatory chemical that increases the permeability of the capillaries
- 14. a fluid tissue and the most atypical connective tissue
- 15. cavity in the matrix containing a chondrocyte in cartilage or an osteocyte in bone
- 16. a specialized cell that generates and conducts nerve impulses
Down
- 1. nonconducting, supporting cells of nervous tissue
- 2. type of adipose tissue especially abundant in babies that aids in thermoregulation
- 3. ___________ connective tissue contains bundles of collagen fibers that run parallel to the direction of pull; this tissue can withstand great stress in one direction
- 5. has a matrix containing an abundance of collagen fibers and a gel-like ground substance calcified with inorganic salts
- 8. ____________ tissue is mostly found in the walls of hollow organs and functions to squeeze substances through these organs by means of contraction and relaxation
- 9. refers to the replacement of destroyed tissue by new tissue of the same type
- 11. cell type of cartilage
- 12. its matrix contains up to 80% water which allows it to spring back from compression