Histology Introduction

4. Genetic material in epithelial cells that can be damaged by carcinogens.
5. Lamina deep to the basal lamina, consisting of a network of collagen fibers.
7. Membrane breached by cancerous epithelial cells, enabling invasion into underlying tissues.
9. Spread of cancerous epithelial cells to distant sites.
13. Process impaired in cancerous cells, allowing them to evade the immune system.
14. Type of junctions between epithelial cells, disrupted in cancerous cells.
15. System that cancer cells can evade to proliferate unchecked.
16. Type of oxygen species produced in chronic inflammation, contributing to DNA damage.

1. Property of epithelial cells with distinct top and bottom surfaces.
2. Process disrupted in cancerous epithelial cells, leading to loss of tissue organization.
3. Chronic condition in epithelial tissues that can promote cancer development.
6. Environmental factors that can cause mutations in epithelial cells.
8. Metalloproteinases involved in breaking down the basement membrane.
10. Type of cells that covers body surfaces or cavities.
11. Changes in the DNA of epithelial cells that can lead to cancer.
12. Process affected by genetic mutations in epithelial cells, leading to abnormal cell growth.