GENERAL MICROANATOMY

Anatomy Crossword

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number. Suggestions/Comments can be mailed to praveeniyer@gsmc.edu.

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Across:

4. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is studded on its surface by these organelles (9)
5. These cells stain with PAS (6)
6. Connective tissue covering of a nerve fascicle (11)
7. Cells of this tissue give a signet ring appearance on H&E stain (7)
8. Rough endoplasmic reticulum of a neuron (5,4)
11. The chemical stains the nucleus of the cell (12)
13. Tunica media of this blood vessel contains only smooth muscle cells (9)
14. Long microvilli (11)
17. A neuron whose process divides into two sub-processes (14)
19. Contractile cell of epithelial origin (13)
20. Lining epithelium of the thyroid follicle (6,8)
21. Lining epithelium of the urinary tract (12)
23. Thick filaments of the myofibril contain this protein (6)
24. These fibres are arranged in bundles which branch (8)

Down:

1. These cytoskeletal elements form the framework of the cilia (12)
2. This bone cell is responsible for mineralization and bone formation (10)
3. Ability of a cell to identify its sides and thereby undergo appropriate modifications (8)
6. Microbodies (11)
9. Macula adherens (9)
10. Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (acronym) (4)
12. The pale staining region of a lymphoid follicle in a lymph node (8,6)
15. Lining epithelium of blood and lymph vessels (11)
16. Specialized tactile receptors of the skin - disc of ...... (6)
18. This cell of connective tissue possesses the property of metachromasia (4,4)
22. Antigen presenting cell (acronym) (3)