Week 2

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Which part of a neuron receive information from other neurons at specialised areas of contact called synapses?

Dendrites

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What cells maintains the Blood Brain Barrier

Astrocytes

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Gaps in the myelin covering of an axon are called what?

Nodes of Ranvier

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Which cells act as the immune defenders of the central nervous system?

Microglia

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What supportive cells of the nervous system line the ventricles of the brain, helping produce and circulate cerebrospinal fluid?

Ependymal cells

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What is the name of the cells that wrap around the axon of neurons in the PNS to form myelin (axon insulation)?

Schwann cells