Types of Cells in the CNS Flashcards
1
Q
What is the ratio of Neurons to Neuroglia?
A
1:10
2
Q
What are the two types of neuroglia?
A
Macroglial Cells
Microglial Cells
3
Q
Macroglial cells are what?
A
Connective tissue in the brain
4
Q
Macroglial cells include what?
A
Astrocytes
Ependymal Cells
Oligodendrocytes and Schwann Cells
5
Q
What cells help with the BBB (no fenestrations in capillaries except in hypothalamus and area postrema)?
A
Astrocytes
6
Q
What cells line the ventricles and make CSF?
A
Ependymal Cells
7
Q
What cells produce myelin in CNS and PNS?
A
CoPs*
Oligodendrocytes
Schwann Cells
8
Q
What are the macrophages of the nervous system>
A
Microglia
9
Q
Microglia cells are derived from mesoderm and NOT from?
A
Neuroectoderm
