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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