Nervous System Histology Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Glial cells responsible for CNS myelination.
  2. 4. Supporting glial cells of the PNS that form myelin.
  3. 7. Layer of cerebellum containing Purkinje neurons.
  4. 10. Cells lining ventricles of brain and central canal.
  5. 12. Structural protein of neurofibrillary tangles.
  6. 15. Modified ependymal cells that produce CSF.
  7. 16. Pigment granules that accumulate in aging neurons.
  8. 17. Junctional complexes sealing endothelial cells in BBB.
  9. 18. Phagocytic immune cells of the CNS.
  10. 19. Outer connective tissue covering of a peripheral nerve.
  11. 20. Microscopic gaps between adjacent myelin sheaths.
Down
  1. 1. Star-shaped glial cells maintaining blood–brain barrier.
  2. 2. Dense basophilic clumps of RER in neurons.
  3. 5. Highly branched neuronal processes that receive input.
  4. 6. Specialized junction for neuronal communication.
  5. 8. Selective stain method to visualize whole neurons.
  6. 9. Large pyramidal neurons in motor cortex.
  7. 11. Neuroglial cells supporting PNS ganglia neurons.
  8. 13. Bundles of myelinated axons in the CNS.
  9. 14. Layer of meninges directly attached to brain and cord.