Histology of the Central Nervous System Flashcards
- Axon
- Mitochondrion
- Neurotubules
- Golgi Apparatus
- Nissl Bodies
- Nucleolus
- Nucleus
- Glial Cells
- Nissl Body (Free ribosomes and rough ER)
- Axon
- Axon Hillock (Lighter Staining area)
- Soma
- Dendrites
What is the name of the structures in the neuron soma that will stain? Where are they absent?
- Nissl Bodies
- ABSENT in the Axon Hillock
- Soma (With Nissl Bodies)
- Axon Hillock (NO nissl bodies)
What type of neuron is this? Where is it normally found?
BIPOLAR neuron
- Retina, Olfactory Epithelium, Vestibular and Auditory Systems
What type of Neuron is in the image? Where is it typically found?
PSEUDOUNIPOLAR neuron
- Sensory Ganglia of Cranial and Spinal Nerves
What type of neurons are in the image? Where would you typically find each of them?
MULTIPOLAR neurons
- Pyramidal cell: Found in Cerebral Cortex
- Purkinje Cell: Found in Cerebellar Cortex
What type of Neuron is in the image?
Multipolar PYRAMIDAL Cell
What type of neuron is in the image?
Multipolar PIRKINJE cell
List the layers that make up the grey matter in the Cerebral Cortex. (From outside –> in)
- Molecular Layer
- External Granular Layer
- External Pyramidal Cell Layer
- Internal Granular Layer
- Internal Pyramidal Layer
- Multiform Cell Layer
- White Matter
CEREBRAL CORTEX
- Molecular Layer (Dendrites)
- External Granular Layer
- External Pyramidal Cell Layer
- Internal Granular Layer
- Internal Pyramidal Layer
- Multiform Cell Layer
CEREBELLUM
- Molecular Layer (Dendrites)
- Purkinje Cell Layer
- Granular Layer
- White Matter
- Molecular Layer
- Purkinje Cell Dendrites
- Purkinje Cell Bodies
- Granule Cell Layer
Describe the two main types of channels and their location in the neuron.
- Voltage Gated Channels (“Presynaptic”)
- Ligand Gated Channels (“Postsynaptic”)
- Synaptic Vesicles
- Presynaptic Membrane
- Postsynaptic Membrane
- Synaptic Cleft
- Dendrite
- Mitochondrion
Differentiate between the 4 different types of Synapses.
- AXOSOMATIC: Axon Terminal –> Soma
- AXOAXONIC: Axon Terminal –> Axon Terminal
- AXODENDRITIC: Axon Terminal –> Dendrite
- AXOSPINOUS: Axon Terminal –> Dendritic Spine