Across
- 11. Loose connective tissue that holds salts and water
- 13. 90 % of all nerve cells
- 15. connective tissue that doesn't have nerves or blood vessels
- 16. connective tissue with calcified ground substance
- 17. voluntary muscle
- 18. bottom layer of epithelial tissues attach to this (2 words)
- 19. fat cells
- 20. connective tissue mostly made of this(2 words)
- 22. rubber-band like fiber, high elasticity
- 25. mature bone cells that secrete ground substance
- 27. loose connective tissue that forms stiff framework to support other structures
- 28. cartilage type found in intervertebral spaces
- 30. connective tissue that can transport substances
- 31. Free surface
Down
- 1. watery or gel-like substance created by connective tissue cells (2 words)
- 2. specialized cartilage found in synovial joints and also in ribs
- 3. lacks blood vessels
- 4. Red blood cells
- 5. connective tissue with lots of collagen in one direction
- 6. fats keep you warm
- 7. the bottom of the cells
- 8. vascular tissue that contains granules (2 words)
- 9. connective tissue stem cell
- 10. 10% of all nerve cells
- 12. epithelium with one layer of cells
- 14. rope like fiber provides tensile strength
- 21. dense connective tissue found in joint capsules
- 23. unstriated muscle
- 24. eats foreign invaders
- 26. epithelium with more than one layer of cells
- 29. heart muscle