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1
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Most neurons in the nervous system are of these types

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  • interneurons

- projection neurons

2
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sensory axons: cell body types

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pseudounipolar

3
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motor axons: cell body type

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multipolar

4
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multipolar neurons

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multiple dendritic projections and an axon

5
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bipolar neurons

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two dendritic processes

6
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unipolar neurons

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one dendrite

7
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dendritic tree

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total array of dendrites

8
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What are dendrites surrounded by?

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  • synaptic terminals

- processes of glial cells

9
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dendritic spines

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preferred sites for some synapses

10
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anterograde transport

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transport away from the soma

11
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retrograde transport

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transport toward the soma

12
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slow transport

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moves soluble proteins in anterograde direction

13
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fast transport

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moves membrane associated substances

14
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All PNS glial cells are variants of these

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Schwann cells

15
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satellite cells

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flattened Schwann cells that surround neuronal cell bodies in PNS ganglia

16
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internode

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  • myelin between two nodes

- formed by a single Schwann cell

17
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myelination of smaller axons in peripheral nerves

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  • most are unmyelinated

- groups of axons are embedded in individual Schwann cells

18
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oligodendrocytes

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  • myelinate CNS axons
  • produce internodes on multiple axons
  • a single oligodendrocyte may have dozens of branches
19
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Do oligodendrocytes envelop unmyelinated CNS axons?

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no

20
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Where are oligodendrocytes most commonly found?

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white matter

21
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two classes of astrocytes

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  • protoplasmic (in gray matter)

- fibrous (in white matter)

22
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Where do astrocyte processes attach

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everywhere

  • capillaries
  • surface of CNS
  • dendrites
  • synaptic endings
  • nodes of Ranvier
23
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What do astrocytes do for the CNS?

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  • regulate ionic concentrations
  • transfer metabolites
  • control blood flow
  • modulate synaptic function
  • respond to injury by multiplying and forming gliotic scars
24
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ependymal cells

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  • epithelial lining in the ventricles

- produce CSF

25
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microglial cells size

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smaller than oligodendrocytes and astrocytes

26
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microglial cells: what is their role?

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nervous system’s response to injury

  • sweep through extracellular spaces looking for damage or disease
  • proliferate and transform into macrophages to devour debris