Types of Nerves & Neuroglia

Question	Answer
Image: Bipolar_neurone (image/png)	Bipolar (Sensory)
Image: Psuedounipolar (image/png)	Pseudounipolar (Sensory)
Image: Multipolar (image/png)	Multipolar (Mostly motor)
Dendrite	Short cell projection that receives impulses from the cell synapse
Axon	Thread like process that carries impulse from cell body to cell synapse
Nissl Bodies	Large granular body found in cell body of neurons
Schwann Cells (Unmyelinated Neurons)	Produce no myelin and wrap around axon for protection
Schwann Cells (Myelinated neurons)	Secrete the myelin sheath to protect, insulate and support
Image: Oligodendrocyte (image/png)	Oligodendrocyte (contains multiple projections to different axons)
Role of Oligodendrocyte	Secrete myelin in the brain
What differentiates neuroglia from neurons?	They can divide
Image: Astrocyte (image/png)	Astrocyte
Roles of Astrocytes	Form part of the blood-brain barrier
Image: Microglia (image/jpg)	Microglia
Role of microglia	Macrophages of the brain
Image: Epindymal_Cell (image/png)	Epindymal cell
Role of Ependymal cell	Line ventricles and secrete CSF

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	Created by gina_evans0312 over 10 years ago