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13 Cards in this Set
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myencephalon
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medulla (hindbrain)
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metencephalon
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pons (hindbrain) + occassionally cerebellum
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hindbrain
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rhombencephalon (pons + medulla)
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mesencephalon
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midbrain
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brainstem?
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hindbrain + midbrain
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forebrain
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prosencephalon
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forebrain parts
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diencephalon, telencephalon
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telencephalon
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most rostral part but grows over other parts
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cerebellum
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usu. lumped together with pons as metencephalon
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astrocytes
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Astrocytes regulate the neuronal chemical microenvironment (“juice” that surrounds the neurons) regulate K+ ccn., can take up neurotransmitters that have been ejected from neurons. Are responsible for blood-brain barrier.
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Oligodendrocytes
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produce myelin sheath, conduction speeds of electrical signals
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Microglial cells
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immune function in immune system, mediate inflammation
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Synaptic boutons
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site of axonal communication with other neurons, ends of exons (branches) involved in synapse
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