Neural Tissue (ch12) Flashcards
Central Nervous System
brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous tisse
neural tissue outside the CNS
Neural tissue cells
Neurons and Neuroglia
Neurons
unable to divide, send a receive signals
Neuroglia
support, nourish and protect neurons, maintains interstitial fluid the surrounds neurons, maintaiin regeneration capabilities
we have lots of neurons at _______
birth
neuron cytoskeleton includes
intermediate filament and microtubules
slow transport
1-5mm/day, moves material in one direction only
fast transport
200-400mm/day, moves material by way of motor proteins, flow can go in both directions
forward movement
anterograde
backward movement
retrograde
which cells makes up about half of the volume of cells of CNS
neuroglia cells
which cell can multiply in times of injury or illness to fill space formerly occupied by neurons
Neuroglia
Astrocytes
- produce scar tissue
- largest and most numerous neuroglia
- connects with capillaries
- helps surround blood vessels
function of astrocytes
- create blood-brain barrier
- transfer nutrients between capillaries and neurons
- in embryo = help regulate growth and migration
- maintain interstitial fluid
ependymal cells
- cuboid or columnar cells
- produce cerebrospinal fluid
- long extensions
microglial cells
- small cells with slender projections
- immune cell
- function as phagocyte
oligodendrocytes
- responsible for forming & maintaining myelin sheath around axons
- around 15-20 flat processes (extend to axons)
- absent neurolemma, limits regrowth after injury
schwann cells
- form and maintain myelin sheath around axon
- neurolemma permits regeneration of axons following injury
satellite cell
- surrounds bodies of neurons & peripheral nerves
- regulate exchange of material between cells
which nervous tissue has a possibility of repair?
PNS if cell body is intact
_______ cannot grow if gaps are _______ or ______
Axons, too large, filled with collagen fibers
which nervous tissue has little to no repair
CNS - because of rapid formation of scar tissue
overall the body is ___________
electrically neutral
membrane potential is established by
chemical disequilibrium between ICF and ECF
resting membrane potential for cells in the body is
-5mV- -100mV
what creates membrane potential
- unequal distribution of ions across plasma membrane
- most intracellular anions
- electrogenic nature of Na+ and K+
Nernst equation
looks at 1 ion and describes membrane potential
Goldman-Hodgkins-Krats equation
predicts membrane potential of all ions that can cross membrane potential