4 Nervous cells Flashcards
What are the tree-like projections emerging from the cell body of a neuron?
Dendrites
What component of a neuron receives input?
The Dendrites
An axon carries information towards or away from the soma (Cell body)?
Away
What is the most common type of neuron morphology found in the body?
Multipolar
The myelin sheaths surrounding axons in the peripheral nervous system are known as:
Schwann cells
Oligodendrocytes are found in the peripheral or central nervous system?
Central
The gaps between adjacent myelin sheaths along an axon are known as:
Nodes of Ranvier
Ependymal cells are neuroglia which perform what function?
Secrete Cerebrospinal fluid
Macrophage cells of the nervous system are known as:
Microglia
Satellite Glial Cells are found covering what structures?
Neural cell bodies (soma)
What cells line the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord?
Ependymal Cells
Circulation of cerebrospinal fluid is achieved by what structures?
Cillia and Microvilli of the Ependymal Cells
What type of cells are responsible for metabolic regulation in the extracellular space of the nervous system?
Astrocytes
Which cells interact with capillaries in order to form the blood-brain barrier?
Astrocytes
Cleaning of debris and removal of dead cells in the nervous system is carried out by what type of cell?
Microglia