Glial Cells

Question 1

Form, function and location of an astrocyte

Answer 1

Star shaped, holds together neurons and blood vessels,
located in the CNS, forms blood brain barrier,
Lowers permeability of vessels

Question 2

Form, function, and location of microglia

Answer 2

Monocyte-like, phagocyctic
Ependymal, lines cavities/ventricles w/I central canal,
Fluid filled w/ cerebral spinal fluid (csf)

Question 3

Oligodendrocyctes function and location

Answer 3

Forms myelin sheaths of the CNS

Question 4

Glial Cells of the PNS

Answer 4

1. Satellite Cells
   - found w/i the ganglia around neurons
   - support the microenvironment around the neuron
2. Schwan’s Cells
   - Form the Myelin Sheath of PNS