Compendium 8 - Neuroglia

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Astrocytes

Star shaped

End feet wrap around capillaries

Strengthen endothelial barrier

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Astrocytes Functions

Structure - synaptic support + scaffold

Nutrition - supply energy/nutrients

Waste - remove excess NTs

Control - blood brain barrier permeability

Homeostasis - ion balance

Injury - glial scars

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Ependymal

Line brain ventricles + central canal

Simple cuboidal/columnar

Cilia - move CSF

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Microglial Cells

Phagocytose debris/pathogens/necrotic tissue

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Oligodendrocytes

Produce myelin for CNS

Multiple axons

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Schwann Cells

Produce myelin for PNS

1 axon segment

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Satellite Cells

Surround cell bodies in sensory/autonomic ganglia

Provide nutrition/support

Protect from heavy metals

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Grey Matter

Cell bodies

Dendrites

Glial cells

Unmyelinated axons

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White Matter

Myelinated axons

Subcortical tissue