supporting cells and pigments and inclusions

Question 1

Primary supportive cell type of the CNS

Answer 1

Astrocyte

Question 2

Myelin-producing cell type of the CNS

Answer 2

Oligodendrocyte

Question 3

CNS scavenger cell type

Answer 3

Microglia

Question 4

CSF-producing cell type

Answer 4

Ependymal cell

Question 5

Myelin-producing cell type of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Answer 5

Schwann cells

Question 6

What type of intercellular connections are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the blood-brain barrier?

Answer 6

Tight junctions

Question 7

What proteins are commonly used to identify astrocytes?

Answer 7

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and glutamine synthetase

Question 8

Process or disease associated with Lipofuscin granules

Answer 8

Aging

Question 9

Process or disease associated with Depletion of neuromelanin in substantia nigra and Lewy bodies

Answer 9

Parkinson disease

Question 10

Process or disease associated with Negri bodies

Answer 10

Rabies

Question 11

Process or disease associated with Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles

Answer 11

Alzheimer disease

Question 12

Process or disease associated with Cowdry type A inclusion bodies

Answer 12

Herpes simplex encephalitis