tissues and membranes, A&P

2. Liquid connective tissue, contains erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets
5. Sheets of dense, fibrous, connective tissue; covers muscles
9. This type of muscle tissue is classified as voluntary and striated
12. Types of this kind of tissue include: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
14. All serous membranes consist of _____ layers
15. This type of tissue includes dendrites, axons, and glia
16. The study of tissue
17. Epithelial tissue which consists of one layer of flattened cells; found in the walls of blood vessels
19. This serous membrane lines the walls of the thoracic cavity (2 words)
20. Type of gland that secretes substances out of the body (examples: mucus, sweat, saliva)
21. Replacement of tissue by cells that undergo mitosis

1. The replacement of injured tissue by the formation of fibrous connective tissue (scar tissue)
3. Blood, bone, cartilage, and adipose tissue are all types of ________ tissue
4. This serous membrane lines the walls of the abdominopelvic cavity (2 words)
6. Type of epithelial tissue that is found in organs that need to stretch (uterus, bladder, stomach)
7. The medical term for a "bed sore" or "pressure ulcer" is a ___________ ulcer.
8. This serous membrane covers each lung (2 words)
10. This type of tissue has many important functions, including: secretion, absorption, excretion, and protection
11. _______ membranes line all body cavities that open to the outside of the body
13. This type of cartilage is located at the ends of long bones
18. This type of connective tissue consists of fat (lipocytes)