Histology--Muscle and Nervous Tissue Flashcards
3 types of Muscle Tissue
Skeletal Muscle-striations
Cardiac Muscle-striations and intercalated discs
Smooth Muscle-pointy ends of cells
Skeletal Muscle
Muscles that move the skeleton
Voluntary control
Cardiac Muscle
Found in the Myometrium of the heart
Muscle cells that contract rhythmically
Smooth Muscle
Misclues that line the digestive tract, respiratory tract, and blood vessels
Involuntary control
Neural Tissue types
Neurons
Glial Cells
Neurons
Maintains charge across membrane
Communication via speciallized chemicals
Neurotransmitters
Unipolar, bipolar, multipolar
Glial Cells
Supporting cells
Schwann cells, astrocytes, ependyma
Neuron Body
Nissi Substance
concentrations of rough endoplasmic reticulum
Large pale nucleus
Neuron Processes
Axon
Single, usually branches
ends in swelling (pre-synaptic bulb)
Dendrites
Schwann Cell
Myelin for axons in PNS
Internode
Myelinated by a single cell
Node of Ranvier
Space between internodes