Animal Tissues Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- epithelial : type of tissue that serves primarily as a covering or lining of body parts, protecting the body; it also functions in absorption, transport, and secretion
- cuboidal epithelium : tissue that consists of a single layer of cube-shaped cells; promotes secretion and absorption in ducts and tubules
- goblet cell : unicellular gland found in columnar epithelium that secretes mucous
- cilia : fine structures found on ciliated epithelium that convey the mucus away from the lungs
- tissue : a group of more or less similarly differentiated cells which perform a common function
- blood platelets : blood corpuscles that play a role in blood clotting
- erythrocyte : the blood corpuscles that transport oxygen
- osteocytes : bone cells
- haversian canals : longitudinal canals found in bone tissue
- smooth muscle : under involuntary control, moves internal organs, cells contain a single nucleus, are spindle-shaped, and do not appear striated; each cell is a fibre
- cartilage : is a tough, flexible elastic connective tissue that forms part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates
- periosteum : is a strong membrane that covers the shaft and is richly supplied with blood vessels
