Nervous Tissue Flashcards
Lecture 15 questions
define nerve
bundle of axons in PNS
define tract
bundle of axons in CNS
define ganglion
aggregation of cell bodies in PNS
define nucleus
aggregation of cell bodies in CNS
epineurium covers the
entire nerve (just the axon)
epineurium has what type collagen and cells
type I collagen and fibroblasts
perineurium covers the
axons (fascicles) within nerve
endoneurium surrounds
schwann cells
endoneurium has what type of CT and collagen?
reticular CT and type III collagen
anterograde direction:
cell body towards distal end of axon (kinesin)
retroragrade direction:
axon toward cell body (dynein)
what type of cell is NOT derived from the neural crest
microglial cells
blood brain barrier associated with what type of cell
astrocytes
schwann cells myelinate in CNS/PNS?
PNS
oligodendrocytes have myelinated axons in the CNS?PNS?
CNS