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Weakest of all cartilage types. Ex: Connections between ribs and sternum, synovial cartilages, etc. (2 wds.) 0 -- ElasticCartilage |Type of cartilage that contains numerous elactic fibers, making it very resilient and flexible (2 wds.) 0 -- Fibrocartilage |Type of cartliage with matrix dominated by densely interwoven collagen fibers, making it extremely tough and durable. Ex: Pads between vertebrae, between pubic bones of pelvis, etc. 0 -- Chondrocyte |Cartilage cell--found in lacunae 0 -- Bone |Strong type of dense connective tissue containing a matrix of crystalline calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate 0 -- Osteocyte |A mature bone cell 0 -- SpongyBone |Type of bone that is an open network of struts and plates (2 wds.) 0 -- CompactBone |Dense bone containing parallel osteons (2 wds.) 0 -- Blood |A specialized fluid connective tissue that distributes nutrients, gases, and hormones throughout the body 0 -- Plasma |The watery matrix of the blood 0 -- RedBloodCell |An erythrocyte--transports oxygen and carbon dioxide (3 wds.) 0 -- WhiteBloodCell |A leukocyte--component of blood that has immune function (3 wds.) 0 -- Platelet |Small, membrane-enclosed packets of cytoplasm that contain enzymes and other factors involved in blood clotting END THEME WORDS CURRENT CLUES ACROSS: 2 SPONGYBONE |Type of bone that is an open network of struts and plates (2 wds.) 6 PLATELET |Small, membrane-enclosed packets of cytoplasm that contain enzymes and other factors involved in blood clotting 9 CHONDROCYTE |Cartilage cell--found in lacunae 11 BLOOD |A specialized fluid connective tissue that distributes nutrients, gases, and hormones throughout the body 12 BONE |Strong type of dense connective tissue containing a matrix of crystalline calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate 13 WHITEBLOODCELL |A leukocyte--component of blood that has immune function (3 wds.) 14 ADIPOSETISSUE |Loose connective tissue known as "fat" (2 wds.) 15 FIBROCARTILAGE |Type of cartliage with matrix dominated by densely interwoven collagen fibers, making it extremely tough and durable. Ex: Pads between vertebrae, between pubic bones of pelvis, etc. 16 CONNECTIVETISSUE |One of the four main types of tissue in the body that provides a structural framework for the body, stablizing the other organs and tissue types (2 wds.) CURRENT CLUES DOWN: 1 COMPACTBONE |Dense bone containing parallel osteons (2 wds.) 3 OSTEOCYTE |A mature bone cell 4 ELASTICCARTILAGE |Type of cartilage that contains numerous elactic fibers, making it very resilient and flexible (2 wds.) 5 HYALINECARTILAGE |Most common type of cartilage--matrix contains collagen fibers. Weakest of all cartilage types. Ex: Connections between ribs and sternum, synovial cartilages, etc. (2 wds.) 7 CARTILAGE |Type of connective tissue with gelatinous matrix and an abundance of fibers, making it strong but somewhat pliable 8 REDBLOODCELL |An erythrocyte--transports oxygen and carbon dioxide (3 wds.) 10 PLASMA |The watery matrix of the blood END CURRENT CLUES END.