exam4 Flashcards
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axonal transport toward soma
retrograde
hyperpolarization?
more (-) than resting state
what do SCHWANN CELLS do?
myelinate ONE axon at a time - in PNS
can CNS nerves regenerate?
no
what’s the disease where myelin sheath breaks down, replaced w scar tissue?
multiple sclerosis
pic of one axon, one dendrite, what type of neuron and where found?
bipolar neuron, retina
what do OLIGODENDROCYTES do?
produce myelin (several axons at a time) - in CNS
pic of confused lookin dendrite w no axon, what type of neuron and where found?
anaxonic neuron, brain
retrograde axonal transport
toward soma
what is electrical activity down axon when myelin present called?
saltatory conduction
pic of neuron with body off to the side, what type and where found?
unipolar neuron, skin
axonal transport away from soma
anterograde
what do EPENDYMAL CELLS do?
produce CSF, line cavity of brain - in CNS
what do ASTROCYTES do?
framework, blood-brain barrier, regulate chem comp - in CNS
soma -> axon -> presynaptic neuron -> ? -> ?
synapse, postsynaptic neuron
depolarization + or - ?
+
pic of buncha dendrites, what type of neuron and where found?
multipolar neuron, brain
repolarization + or - ?
-
what do SATELLITE CELLS do?
electrical insulation, chem environ - in PNS
anterograde axonal transport
away from soma
what do MICROGLIAL CELLS do?
macrophage (white blood cells) - in CNS
can PNS nerves regenerate?
yes