nerve Flashcards
Where are nerves located
Nerve Brain spinal cord
What are two basic things about nerves?
communicate with the body by electrical signals
Slow/non-existent growth rate
Name all of the nerves in the peripheral nervous system
 Axon
schwann cell
satellite glial cell
Define an axon
It is a portion of a neuron which carries nerve impulses away from the cell body
what is a schwann cell?
they produce myelin sheath around neuronal axons
what is a satellite glial cell
These are neurons and help regenerate muscle
What are the nerves in the central nervous system
oligodendrocyte
astrocyte
microglia
ependymal cell
Define an oligodendrocyte
myelinating cell
Define astrocyte
specialised glial cell which maintains brain homeostasis and neuronal metabolism
Define microglia
Resident immune cell of brain, patrols the cerebral environment in response to pathogens and damage
define ependymal cell
Produces cerebrospinal fluid
How does a schwann cell look like?
Hot dog
how does a satellite glial cell look
Football
oligodendrocyte appearance?
Hanging Humpty Dumpty
astrocyte image
Star octopus
