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ch 9
cells of nervous sytem and nerves+ tracts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glia (neuroglia) | support cells, brining cells of nervous tissue tg structurally and functionally |
| astrocytes | star shaped, anchor small blood vessels to neurons, and support neurons, nutrients and the blood-brain barrier |
| microglia | small cells that move in inflamed brain tissue and remove debris and infection (carrying on phagocytosis) |
| ogliodendrocytes | form myelin sheaths on axons in CNS |
| myelin | speeds up signals |
| schwann cells | form myelin sheaths on axons in PNS |
| nerves | bundle of peripheral axons PNS |
| tracts | bundle of central axons CNS |
| white matter | tissue composed of myelinated axons (nerves or tracts) |
| gray matter | tissue composed of cell bodies and unmyelinated cells and info processing happens here. |
| nerve coverings | fibrous connective tissue |
| endosteum | surrounds individual fibers in a nerve |
| perinerium | surrounds fascicle (group) of nerve fibers |
| epineurium | surrounds entire nerve |