Path - Micro Of NS Tissue Flashcards
Nervous tissue - neurons
Structural and function unit of NS
Sensory, motor & Interneurons
Perikaryon (cell body) contains nucleus, nissl bodies & organelles
Axon vs dendrites
Axon - transmits impulses away from cell body
Dendrites - transmits impulses toward cell body
Communicate through synapse
Supporting cells of CNS
Astrocytes - physical and metabolic support for neurons
Oligodendrocytes - produce/maintain myelin sheath
Microglia - phagocytic
Ependymal cells - form lining of ventricles
CNS
Susceptible to injury and protected by bony structures
PNS
Less susceptible to injury and not protected by bony structures
PNS nervous tissue
Axons
Ganglia
Supportive cells are neuroglia
- Schwann cells produce myelin
- satellite cells maintain controlled micro environment
Location of grey and white matter in brain
Grey is outer
White in inner
Cells /layers in cerebellum
Molecular layer
Prukinje cell layer
Granular layer
White matter
Choroid plexus
Produces CSF
Located in lateral 3rd/4th ventricles
Location of grey and white matter in spinal cord
White in outer
Grey in inner - dorsal and ventral horns
Anatomy of spinal cord
Grey and white matter
Dorsal nerve roots
Meninges (pia)
Blood vessels
Location of motor neurons in PNS
Cell bodies in CNS
Axons project into the PNS
Location of sensory neurons in PNS
Cell bodies in dorsal root ganglia or sensory ganglia of cranial nerves
Axons project into CNS
Layers in peripheral nerves
Endoneurium - surrounds each nerve fiber & Schwann cells
Perineurium - surrounds each nerve fascicle
Epineurium - surrounds a peripheral nerve