Histiology

4. a small channel or duct
7. a cell that has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it
9. a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection
12. the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells
14. a thin, delicate membrane of protein fibers and glycosaminoglycans separating an epithelium from underlying tissue
17. one of the red blood cells, white blood cells, or blood platelets as contrasted with the fluid portion of the blood
20. relating to, consisting of, or denoting a layer of epithelium that consists of very thin flattened cells.
21. used for the storage of fat
22. shaped like a cube
23. a cavity or depression, especially in bone

1. Membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells separated by very little intercellular substance and forming the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs
2. a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ
3. an amorphous gel-like substance surrounding the cells
5. a group of brain cells that are important in the brain's immune response
6. the formation and development of blood cells
8. the fundamental functional unit of much compact bone
10. being, or composed of tall narrow somewhat cylindrical or prismatic epithelial cells
11. a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix
13. any of the minute tubes that form a network in bone and contain blood vessels
15. producing, covered with, or of the nature of mucus
16. a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone
17. a cell in connective tissue that produces collagen and other fibers
18. an environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure
19. specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell
22. the main structural protein found in animal connective tissue