Nervous Tissue-Glia

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Neuroglia

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Question 2

Major types of glia

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Question 3

Oligodendrocytes

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Question 4

Oligodendrocytes - general features

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Question 5

Differences between oligodendrocyte and Schwann cell

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Question 6

What is myelin?

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Question 7

What is the myelin structure composed of?

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• plasmalemma(lipids)

* Proteins

Question 8

What is the advantage of myelination ?

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Question 9

Functions of myelin

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Question 10

Nodes of ranvier

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Question 11

Names of domains in myelinated fibres

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Question 12

Function of Schwann cells

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Question 13

Mesaxon

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Question 14

Schwann cell processes

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Question 15

Nerve fiber

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Question 16

Schwann cell types

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Question 17

Peripheral nerve compartments

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Question 18

Cellular elements of peripheral nerve components

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Question 19

Astrocytes

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Question 20

Morphological classification of astrocytes

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Question 21

Distribution of astrocytes

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Question 22

Name a marker for astrocytes

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Glial fibrillary acid protein(GFAP)

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Astrocytes function

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Question 24

Pathways across the blood brain barrier

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Question 25

Functions of gliotransmitters

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• glutamate activation

* Adenosine inhibition

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Astrocytes and glutamate cycle

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Question 27

What does the CNS originate from?

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Single layer of cells- the neuroepithelium

Question 28

What is the neural tube made of?

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Question 29

How do neurons migrate?

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Question 30

What is the name of neuronal precursor cells?

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Radial glia

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Ependymal cells

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Question 32

Choroid plexus

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Question 33

Microglia

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Question 34

Inflammatory and immunoregulatory mediators produced by activated microglia

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Question 35

Additional functions of microglia

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Question 36

Deprivation of glia

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Question 37

Gliogenesis

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Generation of glia from stem/progenitor cells

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Skin sensory nerve endings

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Question 39

Free endings

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Question 40

Skin mechanoreceptors

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