Chapter 16: Astrocytes

Question 1

What type of astrocytes are found in gray matter?

Answer 1

Protoplasmic astrocytes

Question 2

What type of astrocytes are found in white matter?

Answer 2

Fibrous astrocytes

Question 3

What do astrocytes make contact with?

Answer 3

Astrocyte processes make contact with capillaries, neurons, and the pia mater

Question 4

What are some functions of astrocytes?

Answer 4

Provide strength, maintain unique permeability characteristics of the endothelial cells

Question 5

What are some additional functions of astrocytes?

Answer 5

Embryonic astrocytes: regulate growth, migration, and interconnections among neurons in the brain

Question 6

Astrocytes maintain appropriate _________________________environment for the generation of nerve impulses

Answer 6

chemical

Question 7

What do astrocytes play a role in?

Answer 7

Play a role in learning and memory by influencing the formation of neural synapses