Nervous System Histology Crossword

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