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16.2--Histology of Nervous Tissue

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Neurons   Electrical excitability -- ability to respond to stimulus and convert it to nerve impulse  
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Nerve Impulse   Action Potential propagates along surface of neuron due to movement of ions between neuron and interstrital fluuid  
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Cell Body   Nucleus + cytoplasm. Typical organelles + Nissl Bodies  
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Nissl Bodies   Clusters of RER, important for protein synth and repair, transmission of nerve impulses and reception  
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Neurofibrils   Intermediate filament bundles; support cell shape  
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Microtubules   Movement of materials between cell body and axon  
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Lipofuscin   Pigment, yellow brownish granules  
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Somatic Gemmules (Spines)   Bumps on plasma membrane; increase surface area for nerve cell interactions  
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Initial segment   Part of axon closest to hillock; location of nerve impulse arisal -- trigger zone (free of Nissl Bodies).  
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Axon Collaterals   Side branches  
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Axon Terminal Arborizations   Division of axon into terminal branches  
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Axosomatic   Axon end to Somatic cell body  
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Axoaxonic   Pre axon end to post axon  
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Electrical Synapse   Gap junctions via connexins; rapid, uniform, coordinated movement (ex. heart, stomach)  
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Multipolar Neurons   Multiple Dendrites, one axon  
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Bipolar Neuron   One dendrite, one axon  
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Unipolar   Sensory; Split into peripheral process and central process. Cell body branches off between axon and dentrite.  
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Neuroglia   Constitute about 1/2 volume of CNS. Don't carry nerve impulse, Have ability to divide  
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CNS--Astrocyte   Protoplasmic (short branches) in gray matter; fibrous (long unbranched) in white matter. Support neurons via microfilaments, create blood brain barrier, secrete growth chemicals in embryo, maintain chemicals of nerve impulse, learning and memory  
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CNS--Oligodendrocytes   Smaller astrocytes. Form and maintain protective covering around CNS axons  
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Pia Matter   Thin membrane around brain and spinal cord.  
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CNS--Microglia   Slender processes with spinelike projections. Originate in red bone marrow and migrate. Phagocytes. Remove cellular debris, microbes, and damaged tissue  
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CNS--Ependymal Cells   Cuboidal to columnar cells -- single layer. Line ventricles of brain and central canal of spinal cord. Assist and circulate cerebrospinal fluid.  
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PNS--Schwann Cells   Flat cells--encircle axons. Form myelin sheath. 1:1 ratio of cell to axon portion.  
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PNS--Satellite Cells   Surround cell bodies of neurons of PNS ganglia. Structural support + exchange of materials between neuronal cell bodies and interstitial fluid.  
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White Matter   Aggregations of myelinated and unmyelinated axons of many neurons.  
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Gray Matter   Neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, unmyelinated axons, axon terminals, and neuroglia.  
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Nucleus (CNS)   Cluster of nerve cell bodies ~to Ganglion in PNS  
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Tract (CNS)   Cluster of axons and nerve fibers; connect spinal cord up and down the brain  
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2 Reasons of Lack of Neurogeneration   inhibitory influence from neuroglia (oligodendrocytes--myelin); absence of growth stimulating cues  
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