Across
- 2. are referred to as clear cells or dendritic cells
- 5. _____form the cytoskeleton of all epithelial cells, along with microfilaments and microfibrils
- 6. The gingiva is also immovably and firmly attached to the periosteum of the alveolar bone and this arrangement is known as _____
- 12. The process of shedding of surface epithelial cells is called____
- 14. Posterior one third of tongue is supplied by ____nerve
- 15. keratinization in a normally nonkeratinized tissue
- 16. depressed part of the interdental papilla
- 20. The process of cell migration from the basal layer to the surface is called _____
- 22. the cells retain pyknotic and condensed nuclei and other partially lysed cell organelles until they desquamate
Down
- 1. Extends from the cervical cementum into the lamina propria of the gingiva
- 3. The lamina lucida has been shown to contain ___
- 4. characteristic of gingiva
- 7. Krause end bulbs are specialized receptors for ___
- 8. The _____ zone of lamina propria may be absent in alveolar mucosa
- 9. basement membrane consists of ____
- 10. The spinous (prickle) cells resemble a____
- 11. melanin-producing cells contain___
- 13. fibers arise from the alveolar crest and extend into the lamina propria
- 17. a dead cell filled with densely packed protein contained within a toughened cell membrane
- 18. a small organelle also known as _____ forms in the upper spinous and granular cell layers
- 19. _______ is an example of masticatory mucosa
- 21. The lateral borders of adjacent basal cells are closely apposed and connected by___