Across
- 3. the substance that surrounds the cells of connective tissue (2 words)
- 4. the body cavity containing the heart
- 9. an example of connective tissue which is found in secondary cartilaginous joints, such as in the intervertebral discs of the vertebral column
- 10. general name for structures making up the body wall
- 13. this tissue type covers a body surface or lines a body cavity
- 15. has a calcified matrix
- 17. a type of membrane (and the fluid it contains) that is found lining ventral body cavities and covering organs
- 20. name of serous membranes found in the abdominopelvic cavity
- 21. a ventral body cavity which contains the heart and lungs
- 22. one of the four tissue types, the function is to control and communicate
- 23. a general term used to describe organs of the body cavities, "guts"
- 25. the shape of secretory epithelial cells found in the digestive tract
Down
- 1. one of the four basic tissue types
- 2. indicates that a structure does not have a direct blood supply
- 5. indicates that a tissue has a nerve supply
- 6. an example of loose connective tissue
- 7. an example of cartilage that is found covering bone at many joints
- 8. the inner, spongy bone
- 11. a body layer mainly composed of adipose tissue
- 12. a structure made of dense, regular connective tissue
- 14. means "open space" and is used to describe a type of loose connective tissue
- 16. describes the 'layering' of epithelial cells, such as found in the outer layer of skin
- 18. indicates flat epithelial cells
- 19. the dense, outer layer of bone
- 20. a serous membrane that lines ventral body cavities
- 24. an example of connective tissue that does not have a direct blood supply