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BIO EXAM #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what's in the middle of a 1st class lever? | fulcrum |
| what's in the middle of a 2nd class lever? | load |
| what's in the middle of 3rd class lever? | effort |
| Astrocytes | CNS, really important part of system, maintains blood drain barrier, holds things together, critical during brain development |
| Blood drain barrier | filters out bad things in blood so they don't get into brain |
| Microglia | CNS, like white blood cells (macrophages), phagocytic (eats stuff), increased number of these during infection |
| Ependymal Cells | CNS, epithelial, lines ventricles and central canal, secretes and circulates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
| Oligodendrocytes | CNS, big branching cells, "arms" wrap around axons, produce myelin in membrane |
| Schwann Cells | PNS, holds axons in slightly different way than oligodendrocytes, may wrap around some axons, produce myelin, help peripheral nerves regenerate if damaged |
| Myelin Sheath | insulating outer layer of most axons outside brain and spinal cord which increases rate of conduction of a nerve impulse and helps it repair |