Tissues Vocabulary

5. cardiac and smooth muscle are this
8. the first stage of tissue repair in which the wound is "walled in" and isolated from other tissue
13. the blood cells that play a major role in clotting around an injury
16. dark and light bands found on some muscle tissue that give it a textured appearance
17. the shape of smooth muscle cells
20. puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid
21. connects bone to bone
22. the loss of mass in a tissue
24. the second stage of tissue repair in which granulation tissue is formed
25. the connective tissue where blood cells are made
27. a new or abnormal growth of tissue typically associated with cancer
28. type of white blood cells that ingests foreign substances in the body

1. the cells that produce fibers in tissues
2. _________ are structures found in cardiac muscle that form between cells
3. the only type of muscle tissue that has no possibility of regenerating
4. the enlargement of a tissue or organ due to the increase in the number of cells (mass)
6. the wavelike contractions that occur in the intestines produced by smooth muscle tissue
7. the type of fibers that help to form the granulation tissue
9. name given to nerve cells
10. the connective tissue that has a "weak" potential for regeneration due to its lack of blood flow within the tissue
11. the term for a neoplasm that is likely to invade other body tissues and spread through the body
12. cardiac and skeletal muscle are this
14. the test conducted on a neoplasm in which a portion of the tissue is removed for analysis
15. __________ tissue is what normally forms during the early stages of healing of a wound
18. the term for a neoplasm that tends to stay localized and are typically not life threatening
19. replacement of lost tissue with fibrous connective tissue (Scar)
23. replacement of destroyed tissue by the same kind of cells
26. connects muscle to bone