Chapter 15

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart (plural) (5)
  2. 4. The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones (6)
  3. 6. Relating to or affecting the lungs (9)
  4. 9. Tough elastic tissue (9)
  5. 11. Of or relating to ___ (11)
  6. 12. The hard structure that provides a frame for the body of an animal (14)
  7. 16. A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (plural) (9)

Down

  1. 2. Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities (6)
  2. 3. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light (7)
  3. 5. Any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules (plural) (11)
  4. 7. A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles (plural) (9)
  5. 8. A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (plural) (7)
  6. 10. A common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (12)
  7. 13. To stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope (6)
  8. 14. Of or relating to or consisting of muscle (8)
  9. 15. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (plural) (8)