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Chapter 18

Introduction to the Human Body: Cells, Tissues and the Body Compass. 
Across
Membranes that line open body cavities
Study of how the body and its individual pats function in the normal body processes.
Tendency of the body's internal environment to remain relatively constant with a narrow range of change.
Tissue type that lines or covers external and internal body structures
Standard posture used when describing locations of body structures
Term that means armpit
Smallest structural and functional unit in the body that can exist as a self sustaining entity.
Connective tissue type that serves as storage for surplus food and insulation to conserve body heat
Membranes that line cavities or spaces between bones and joins such as the shoulder and hip.
Body cavity that contains thoracic and abdominopelvic subdivisions
Cells "control center" because it directs most metabolic activities, including growth and reproduction.
Down
Membranes that line closed body cavities
Tissue type that can shorten and length to produce movement.
Cells "power plant" because most chemical reactions involved in cellular respiration occur here.
Tissue type that provides sensory input and motor output and helps interpret and coordinate bodily functions
Term that means posterior knee
Plane that bisects the body horizontally and divides it into superior and inferior sections.
Directional term that means nearest to the point of reference usually located on the upper and lower extremities
Tissue type that connects, supports, transports and defends the body.
Movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
Study of body structures and their positional relationships to one another.
Connective tissue type that covers articulating surfaces of bones and connects ribs to the sternum
Plane that bisects the body side-to-side and divides it into anterior and posterior sections
Term that means pertaining to the ribs