glial cells Flashcards
1
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Glial cell
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- supportive functions
- found in both CNS and PNS
2
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astrocytes
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- regulate what happens in neural environment
- maintain blood-brain barrier
- control what concencetration of ions are
- release substances important for neural functions
3
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Microglia
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- protection of neuron
- main line of immune defense for nervous system
4
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ependymal cells
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-line and produce cerebral spinal fluid in CNS
5
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Oligodendrocytes
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make myelin in the CNS
6
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Schwann cells
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glial cell in the PNS
-Make Myelin in the PNS
7
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Satellite cells
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dormant until activated to repair site of nerve
8
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myelin
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- formed by glial cells
- oligodendrocytes - CNS
- Shwann cells -PNS
- made of lipids and proteins
- provides electrical insulation
- nodes of ranvier
