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