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Multipolar Neuron |
Integrates afferent sensory impulses and produces afferent motor impulses in the cerebral cortex |
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Bipolar Neuron |
Produces action potentials following light stimulation in the retina |
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Unipolar Neuron |
Transports afferent sensory impulses from the PNS to the CNS |
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Astrocyte |
Regulates the transfer of oxygen and nutrients from the cerebral capillaries to nearby neurons |
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Ependymal Cell |
Lines the ventricular spaces and produces cerebral spinal fluid |
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Oligodendricyte |
Produces myelin for axons in the CNS |
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Schwann Cell |
Produces myelin for axons in the peripheral nerves |
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Satellite Cell |
Provide support for neurons in the ganglia of the PNS |
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Microglia |
Phagocytes found within the CNS |