Connective Tissue Terms

3. Fibers/thick threads of the protein collagen
7. cordlike or bandlike mass of white fibrous connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone.
8. Cells/a cell to which antibodies,formed in response to allergens, attach.bursting the cell and releasing allergy mediators, which cause symptoms.
10. with many collagenous fibers
13. Matrix/material that varies in composition from tissue to tissue and supports the cell within.
15. (Loose Connective Tissue)/It holds organs in place and attaches epithelial tissue to other underlying tissues.
16. cells in lacuna
17. Fibers/a complex network of nerve fibers within the brainstem that arouse the cerebrum.
18. Cartilage/Dense network of elastic fibers, more flexible

1. supports and protects; provides attachment for muscles
2. large phagocytic cell
4. that produces fibers in connective tissues
5. cartilage cell
6. material between internal body cells and those that exchange substances with the environment
9. Tissue/Fat storing tissue
11. Connective Tissue/type of connective tissue with fibers as its main matrix element.
12. Cartilage/Very fine collagenous fibers in matrix
14. cord or sheet of connective tissue binding two or more bones at a joint