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NEUROGLIA Flashcards

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Astrocytes -CNS

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help form the blood-brain barrier

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Blood-Brain Barrier

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a specialized barrier that protects the brain from harmful substances

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Oligodendrocytes - CNS

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form/maintain the myelin sheath of CNS neurons

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Microglia - CNS

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they remove debris, phagocytize microbes

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Ependymal cells - CNS

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they line the cavities of the brain and spinal cord. protects brain from bonking around

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Schwann cells - PNS

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encircle axons in PNH, form myelin sheath

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PHYS. test 2 (12 decks)

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