Nervous System Flashcards
-Brain and Spinal cord compose the _____
CNS
The two principal cell types of nervous tissue are?
Neurons and Neuroglia
“excitable cells that transmit electrical signals” what are these?
Neurons
How many types of Neuroglia cells are there?
six
Are astrocytes and ependymal cells neuroglia cells?
Yes
Are microglia and oligondendrocyres neuroglia cells?
Yes
Are schwann and satellite cells neuroglia cells?
Yes
Which neuroglia cell is the most abundant?
Astrocytes
“Projections surround capillaries, neurons, synaptic endings, forming the blood/brain barrier” Which neuroglia cell is this?
Astrocytes
What do astrocytes regulate?
They regulate components of the brain fluids
Are neuroglia cells that produce electricity?
No, they are supporting cells. Only the neuron does
Astrocytes exchange ______ and _____
Nutrients and waste
Which neuroglia cell has an exchange of nutrients and waste?
Astrocytes
Do astrocytes bind to neurons?
Yes
Which neuroglia helps determine capillary permeability?
Astrocytes
Which neuroglia cell has the job of the guiding migration of young neurons?
Astrocytes
Do astrocytes help the neuron by processing information in the brain?
Yes
This neuroglia cell is found in the lining of ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord. Which neuroglia cell am I?
Ependymal Cells
The choroid plexus (blood venues surrounded by ependymal cells) in ventricles secrete _______ ______
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cilia assist in the movement of cerebrospinal flood in which neuroglia cell?
Ependymal cells
Ependymal cells range in shape from _____ to ______
squamous to columnar
Can ependymal cells be ciliated?
Yeah, sometimes
Microglia are like _______
Macrophages
“Macrophages that respond to infection in the CNS” What am I?
A microglia cell