Neurohistology Flashcards
1
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oligodendrocyte
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CNS, can wrap around many axons of different neurons
2
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Schwann cell
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PNS, forms a myelin sheath around a segment of only one axon
3
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ependymal cell cilia
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movement of cerebrospinal fluid or absorption or secretion of chemicals
4
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growth cone
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tip of the axonal outgrowth both initially and each branch
5
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dendritic growth
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after axons have reached their targets
6
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Microglia
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macrophages of the brain and first line of immune response. Multiply and activate (hypertrophy, immunophenotype, produce cytokines) under pathologic conditions
7
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Choiroid plexus
A
ependymal cells form a specialized association w BV. Produces CSF
