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Glial Cells Flashcards

1
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Determines what nutrients the neurons need from the blood vessels

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astrocytes

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2
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determines what nutrients leave the blood vessels

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astrocytes

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3
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fill the empty space left when a neuron dies

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astrocytes

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4
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makeup the blood brain barrier

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astrocytes

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5
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contain perivascular feet

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astrocytes

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6
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star shaped

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astrocytes

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7
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cuboidal shaped

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ependymal

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8
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line ventricles of the brain and central spinal cord

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ependymal

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9
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have cilia to move CSF

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ependymal

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10
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help produce CSF

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ependymal

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11
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help form the choroid plexus

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ependymal

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12
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smallest glial cell

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microglia

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13
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slender branches extending from cell body

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microglia

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14
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perform phagocytic activity

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microglia

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15
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remove debris from dead or damaged neurons

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microglia

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16
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large with bulbous body and slender process

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oligodendrocytes

17
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myelinate axons of neurons in the CNS

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oligodendrocytes

18
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flattened cells around neuronal cell bodies in ganglia

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satellite

19
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regulate delivery of nutrients in PNS

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satellite

20
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regulate removal of waste in PNS

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satellite

21
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myelinate axons and processe of the PNS

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neurolemmocytes

22
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connective tissue surround peripheral nerve processes (peripheral process and central process) and myelin

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endoneurium

23
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connective tissue surrounding bundle of axons/fascicle

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perineurium

24
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connective tissue surrounding peripheral nerve

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epineurium

25
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forms regeneration tube and releases nerve growth factor

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Neurolemmocytes

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