Notes in Histology of Nervous Tissue

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Published	08/18/2023	The nervous system consist of two types which are?
Published	08/18/2023	What are the components of the neuron?
Published	08/18/2023	What is a dendrite?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the cell body of the neuron?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the axon of a neuron?
Published	08/18/2023	Describe the internodal segment and node of ranvier?
Published	08/18/2023	Some dendrites have the addition of {{c1::dendritic spines}}, which serve as a synaptic site
Published	08/18/2023	Dendrites have a {{c1::larger}} diameter than axons. Dendrites taper (gradually decrease in diameter) from {{c1::proximal}} to {{c1::distal}}
Published	08/18/2023	What is the axon hillock?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the axons main function?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the synapse?
Published	08/18/2023	Neurons use what type of singals to communicate?
Published	08/18/2023	Describe the process of the communication between nerves using the words "axon terminal, pre/post synaptic cleft"
Published	08/18/2023	What are examples of presynaptic element?
Published	08/18/2023	What are examples of postsynaptic element?
Published	08/18/2023	What is it called when soma of neuron with axon terminals form together?
Published	08/18/2023	What are different types of synapses?
Published	08/18/2023	What is a ganglion?
Published	08/18/2023	What are the support cells of the ganglion called?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the nucleus in comparison to the ganglion
Published	08/18/2023	What is the difference between the nerve and the tract?
Published	08/18/2023	What are three characteristics of multipolar neurons?
Published	08/18/2023	Describe the pseudounipolar neuron?
Published	08/18/2023	Both branches of the pseudounipolar neurons are morphologically axons and can propagate what?
Published	08/18/2023	Where are the soma of pseudounipolar neurons located?
Published	08/18/2023	Describe bipolar cells?
Published	08/18/2023	Are there many locations in the CNS with bipolar neurons?
Published	08/18/2023	What do microfilaments contribute to? Whats a fun fact too???
Published	08/18/2023	What do neurofilaments provide?
Published	08/18/2023	What do microtubules have a key role in?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the term used to describe movement of elemetns within the axon?
Published	08/18/2023	Is axonal transport an energy independent or dependent system?
Published	08/18/2023	Where does axonal transport occur?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the difference between the anterograde and retrograde transport?
Published	08/18/2023	Why is axonal transport even necessary/important?
Published	08/18/2023	Retrograde transport may be used to transport bacteria and viruses into the CNS. What is a real life example of this?
Published	08/18/2023	When {{c1::nervous}} tissue is stained with a Nissl stain and viewed with a light microscope. Deeply stained inclusions called {{c1::Nissl bodies}} ar…
Published	08/18/2023	Nissl bodies are formed by aggregates of {{c1::rER}} and {{c1::polyribosomes }}
Published	08/18/2023	What are schwann cells responsible for?
Published	08/18/2023	True or false: Each internodal segment is formed by a signle schwann cell?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the CNS glia olgodendrocyte?
Published	08/18/2023	a single {{c1::oligodendrocyte}} extends many cytoplasmic processes
Published	08/18/2023	What do the CNS glia astrocytes cover and surround?
Published	08/18/2023	What are the functions of astrocytes?
Published	08/18/2023	What occurs to astrocytes in response to a CNS injury?
Published	08/18/2023	What is the major phagocytic cell in the CNS?
Published	08/18/2023	What do microglia do?
Published	08/18/2023	what is the major phagocytic cell in the CNS? and what does not contribute to the glial scar
Published	08/18/2023	With an injury to the PNS axons what events occur between 1-2 weeks?
Published	08/18/2023	With an injury to the PNS axons what events occur 3 weeks post injury?
Published	08/18/2023	With an injury to the PNS axons what events occur 3+ months?
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