Actions of Various Cell Types

Question 1

What are the various types of Neuro-glial cells?

Answer 1

Astrocytes, Oligodendrocytes, Schwann Cells, Ependymal cells

Question 2

ependymal cells function

Answer 2

cells line ventricles and make cerebrospinal fluid

CSF

Question 3

Schwann cells function

Answer 3

myelinate axons in peripheral nerves

Question 4

oligodendrocytes function

Answer 4

myelinate axons in brain and spinal cord

Question 5

astrocytes function

Answer 5

regulate ion and neurotransmitter levels, guide

neurons during development

Question 6

Describe Neuro-glial cells

Answer 6

supportive cells intimately associated with
neurons; about as many as neu
rons

Question 7

____ are main basis for communication in brain; there are ____billion of them
.
Synaptic contacts between neurons can be ____-fold more

Answer 7

Neurons
100
1000

Question 8

Microglia are resident _______, that derive from ____

.

Answer 8

Macrophages

Mesoderm

Question 9

Microglia Increase with _____ response during injury

Answer 9

Neuro-inflammatory

Question 10

Endothelial cells, along with other cells associated with blood vessels help form ___ and ____

Answer 10

Vessel walls and blood-brain barrier