Neuroglia (support the neuron of the CNS

Question 1

Astrocytes

Answer 1

• Astrocytes: “give brain form” fill the spaces between neurons and surround the blood vessels in the CNS
  
  • Secretion & absorption of neurotransmitter
  • Maintenance of blood brain barrier

Question 2

Oligodendroglia (oligodendrocytes):

Answer 2

• Oligodendroglia (oligodendrocytes): Deposit myelin within the CNS - “manufactures the supply”
  
  • Schwann cells form & maintain myeline sheet “construction workers of myelin sheet”

Question 3

Microglia:

Answer 3

• Remove debris in the CNS “waste management”

Question 4

Ependymal cells:

Answer 4

line the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) – filled cavities of the CNS