Nerve Tissue- Lecture 9/23/21 Flashcards
Neurons
Nerve cells
Afferent
Taking something in towards the cell body
Efferent
Out towards the destination
Single neuron pathways
Sensory and motor nerves
Axon hillock
Region between cell body and axon where action potential is initiated
Dendrites
Many per motor neuron, sensory neurons do not have any
Motor neuron location
Ventral horn
Sensory nerve cell body location
Dorsal root ganglion
Two neuron systems
Autonomic motor nerves, one cell body in CNS and one in peripheral ganglia
Endoneurium
Connective tissues surrounding each individual nerve
Perineurium
Surrounds fascicles of nerves, form blood nerve barrier
Epineurium
Surrounds the nerve
Peripheral nerve appearance in longitudinal section
Appears to be wavy
Schwann cells
Surround every axon, myelinates motor and sensory, does not myelinate autonomic
Myelin sheath
Surrounds motor and sensory axons, with the Schwann cell membrane