Across
- 2. flexible fibrous proteins that give connective tissue tensile strength
- 3. small spaces in bone or cartilage that cells occupy
- 8. More narrow, branching like structures.
- 11. Cartilage Cells
- 13. help initiate the immune response
- 14. watery like substance that helps move nutrients, hormones and helps get rid of waste
- 15. Membrane that covers cartilages
- 16. structural unit of compact bone
- 17. Fibers that are Elastic and Flexible.
Down
- 1. The fluid portion of matrix
- 4. the red blood cells that transport gases
- 5. help with the clotting factor to stop bleeding
- 6. Bone Cell
- 7. common cell type found in CT, it secretes protein and fibers.
- 9. immature Cell
- 10. a cell
- 12. Contains lymphatic and blood vessels and nerves.