histology of nervous tissue
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Histology of Nervous Tissue. Ch. 12-2. Neuroglia. Neurons vs. Neuroglia. Neurons. Provide unique functions Sensing, thinking, remembering, controlling muscle activity, regulating glandular secretions. Support, nourish, and protect the neurons - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Histology of Nervous Tissue
Ch. 12-2
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Neurons Neuroglia• Provide unique functions• Sensing, thinking,
remembering, controlling muscle activity, regulating glandular secretions
• Support, nourish, and protect the neurons
• Maintain homeostasis in the interstitial fluid that bathes them
Neurons vs. Neuroglia
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Neurons
• Vocabulary:– Neuron – nerve cell– Electrical excitability
• the ability to respond to a stimulus and convert it into an action potential
– Stimulus• any change in the environment that is strong enough to initiate an
action potential– Action potential – nerve impulse
• An electrical signal that propogates (travels) along the surface of the membrane of a neuron
• Can travel up to 280 mph
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Parts of a Neuron
• Three parts– Cell body• Main part of the cell• Includes organelles, nucleus, and cytoplasm
– Dendrites• Receiving parts of the neuron• Short, tapered, and highly branched
– Axon• Transmitting parts of the neuron• Long, thin, cylindrical
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Parts of a Neuron
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Parts of a Neuron
• Synapse – site of communication between 2 neurons or a neuron and an effector cell
• Synaptic end bulb – swollen end of an axon where synaptic vesicles hold neurotransmitters
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Neural Diversity
• Multipolar neurons– Several dendrites, one axon– Found in brain and spinal cord
• Bipolar neurons– One main dendrite, one axon– Eye, ear, olfactory of brain
• Unipolar neurons– Axon and dendrite fuse at beginning and then branch– Occurs as an embryo
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Neural Diversity
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Others
• Purkinje cells – cerebellum
• Pyramidal cells – cerebral cortex of brain
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Neuroglia
• Actively participate in nervous tissue functioning
• Do not generate action potentials
• Can multiply and divide – neurons cannot
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Types of Neuroglia
• CNS– Astrocytes – create blood-brain barrier, strength– Oligodendrocytes – create myelin sheath around CNS axons– Microglia – remove cellular debris during neural
development– Ependymal cells – assist with circulation of cerebrospinal
fluid• PNS
– Schwann cells – create myelin sheath around PNS axons– Satellite cells – support, regulate exchange of materials
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Types of Neuroglia
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Types of Neuroglia
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Myelination
• Myelin sheath – multilayered lipid and protein covering around some axons
• Provides insulation• Increases speed of nerve impulse• If a cell has myelin we say that it is myelinated• Gaps in the myelin sheath are called nodes of
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