Tissue Engineering Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• collagen : a protein that gives a tissue an elastic quality
• keratin : the substance scientists use to engineer the epidermal layer of skin
• differentiation : the process in which cells start out the same, but produce offspring with specialized functions.
• osteoclast : cells that remodel bone
• dermis : the deep layer of skins is called the _
• dna : the genetic material in cells
• bone : a "pillar" of the body
• scaffold : the _ determines the 3-d shape of a tissue
• cells : small structural units of an organ(hint: tissues are composed of these)
• myocardial : word that combines the greek words for muscle and heart
• stemcells : a _ can divide to produce a specialized cell and an undifferentiated cell
• tissue : a group of specialized cells that do a unique job
• skin : _ protects you from invading organisms, controls your body temperature, & contains touch & pressure sensors
• prometheus : the character from greek mythology who suffered a wounded liver
• liver : the _ creates proteins, protects against infection, removes toxins from the blood & helps digest food
• osteo : the greek word for "bone"
• osteoblast : cells that build bone material
• cardio : referring to the heart
• matrix : a 3-d structure with spaces to be filled by cells