Practical Flashcards
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protoplasmic astrocytes- found chiefly in the gray matter. These glial cells have numerous, short, branching cytoplasmic processes
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fibrous astrocytes or “Spider cells” have fewer processes than protoplasmic astrocytes but also have perivascular feet. More common in inner core of the brain in white matter
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oligodendrocytes found in both the gray and white matter
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microglia- occur in white and gray matter and are active phagocytes
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DH = dorsal horn
VH = ventral horn
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N = nucleus of ventral horn cell
Np = neuropil