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  • 1 Neuroanatomy

  • 1.3 Non-neural Cells of the CNS

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  • What two forms can microglia be found in?

    - ramified forms: dormant state
    - amoeboid forms: activitated, mobile state when engaged in phagocytic activity
  • What is a Microglia?

    A special type of mononuclear phagocyte that resided in the CNS
  • What are the functions of oligodendrocytes?

    - Form myelin in the CNS. (In the peripheral nervous system myelin is made by Schwann cells).
    - oligodendrocytes present antigens that influence the outgrowth of axons in developing and recovering brain
    - Unfortunately oligodendrocytes are subject to immunological attack in certain diseases of the CNS (for example: multiple sclerosis)
  • What is a Node of Ranvier?

    The place where to oligodendrocytes come together and there is no myelin insulating the axon. This is the place where ion channels and ion pumps are situated.  
  • What is the main function of myelin?

    Insulating axons. Therefore there is less leakage of the electrical signal
  • Where are oligodendrocytes primarily found and why?

    In grey matter, as they serve mainly to form myelin to insulate axons
  • Name the three forms of cells in the CNS

    - neurons
    - neuroglia cells (glia)
    - vascular endothelium
  • Name the 6 basic functions of neuroglia cells

    - support the metabolic and signaling functions of neurons
    - participates in neuron circuit formation and synaps plasticity
    - make myelin (axonal insulation)
    - contribute to formation of blood-brain barrier
    - participate in inflammatory response in injured neural tissue, including the phagocytosis of cellular debris
    - contribute to the formation of scat tissue in damaged neural tissue
  • Name the three most important types of neuroglia

    - Astrocytes
    - Oligodendrocytes
    - Microglia
  • Where are Astrocytes primarily found and why?

    Gray matte, because astrocytes are closely associated with cell bodies, dendrites and synapses
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