Glial Cells Flashcards
Determines what nutrients the neurons need from the blood vessels
astrocytes
determines what nutrients leave the blood vessels
astrocytes
fill the empty space left when a neuron dies
astrocytes
makeup the blood brain barrier
astrocytes
contain perivascular feet
astrocytes
star shaped
astrocytes
cuboidal shaped
ependymal
line ventricles of the brain and central spinal cord
ependymal
have cilia to move CSF
ependymal
help produce CSF
ependymal
help form the choroid plexus
ependymal
smallest glial cell
microglia
slender branches extending from cell body
microglia
perform phagocytic activity
microglia
remove debris from dead or damaged neurons
microglia
large with bulbous body and slender process
oligodendrocytes
myelinate axons of neurons in the CNS
oligodendrocytes
flattened cells around neuronal cell bodies in ganglia
satellite
regulate delivery of nutrients in PNS
satellite
regulate removal of waste in PNS
satellite
myelinate axons and processe of the PNS
neurolemmocytes
connective tissue surround peripheral nerve processes (peripheral process and central process) and myelin
endoneurium
connective tissue surrounding bundle of axons/fascicle
perineurium
connective tissue surrounding peripheral nerve
epineurium
forms regeneration tube and releases nerve growth factor
Neurolemmocytes
