Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
6 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Oligodendrocytes?
|
Contain many organelles & microtubules
Produce myelin in the CNS Example of Macroglia |
|
|
Microglia?
|
Phagocytes - remove waste
Remove debris of dying neurones |
|
|
Astocytes?
|
Most abundant Gial cells
Example of macroglia Few organelles >mechanical and metabolic support for neurones >repair processes in damaged CNS >Regulate flow of ions and various molecules in the extracellular fluid |
|
|
Neurites?
|
Dendrites & Axons
|
|
|
Perikaryon?
|
cytoplasm of the cell body
|
|
|
Lipofocin bodies
|
waste products & accumulation
flurescent |
