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BMS 208 Exam 3
Glial Cells
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
03/09/2009

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Ependymal cells
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Lines brain ventricles and spinal cord.
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astrocytes
Definition
Maintain blood-brain barrier. Provide structural support. Regulate the ion, nutrient and gas concentrations. Absorb and recycle neurotransmitters
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oligodendricytes
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myelenate the CNS axons, while providing structural support.
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Microglia
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Remove cellular debris, wastes, pathogens.
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Schwann Cells
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Make the myelin in the PNS. Repair cells after injury.
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Satellite Cells
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Surround the neuron cell bodies in ganglion. Regulates the nutrient and neurotransmitter levels around the neurons in a ganglia.
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