NS Topography Flashcards
What are the major organelles found in dendrites?
Cytoskeleton
Mitochondria
What are the major organelles found in axons?
Cytoskeleton
Mitochondria
Transport vesicles
What are the major organelles found in axon terminals?
Synaptic vesicles
Mitochondria
What are the major organelles found in soma?
Nucleus
Golgi apparatus
Nissl substance
Cytoskeleton
Mitochondria
What defines a preganglionic autonomic neuron?
Cell bodies in CNS with axons that travel through PNS to reach autonomic ganglia
What defines a postganglionic autonomic neuron?
Cell bodies in PNS in autonomic ganglion with axons that travel through PNS to reach viscera
What defines a local interneuron?
Entirely contained in CNS with short axons that project to nearby areas of CNS
What defines a projection neuron?
Entirely contained in the CNS with long axons that project to distance parts of the CNS
What are neuroglia derived from in development?
Microglia from mesoderm
Rest from ectoderm
What are the general functions of astrocytes?
Maintain blood-brain barrier
Regulate ion, nutrient, and dissolved gas concentrations
Form scar tissue after injury
What is the function of oligodendrocytes?
Form myelin around CNS axons
What is the function of microglia?
Remove cellular debris and pathogens in CNS by phagocytosis
What are the functions of endymal cells?
Line ventricles of the brain and central canal of spinal cord
Assist in formation of blood-CSF barrier
Assist in production, circulation, and monitoring of CSF
What is the function of satellite cells?
Surround nerve cells bodies in peripheral ganglia
What are the functions of Schwann cells?
Surround all axons in PNS
Myelination of axons in PNS
Participate in repair process of PNS neurons after injury