Neurology Basics Flashcards
1
Q
What are Nissan bodies and what do they do?
A
They are clumps of roughendoplasmic reticulum, withribosomeson thecystosolicsurface of the membranes.
They make proteins for the neuron.
2
Q
Glad cell’s in the PNS are called?
A
Schwann Cells
3
Q
Types of Glial cells in the CNS?
A
Oligodendrocyte
Astrocyte
4
Q
What are the three classes of astrocytes?
And where are they located?
A
Protoplasmic and located in grey matter.
Fibrous are found in white matter.
Radial are found during development. They are like scaffolding.
5
Q
What are microglia?
A
They play a role in injury response. They proliferate and migrate to the site of damage or disease, transform into macrophages.
