Glial Cells

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1. Most common in the body and connect neuron with  blood vessel; most numerous type; star shaped cells with many cell processes; attach neurons with the blood vessels to ensure consistent nutrient and oxygen supply; may be part of the blood-brain-barrier; associated with glucose metabolism/regulation of potassium ion concentraion; may form scar tissue in injured brain

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2. Small glial cells with a few processes; they clean up infection, like white cells in our blood; scattered thru out CNS tissue; phagocytose bacteria, dead cells, and various complexes; mostly stationary but can move to the site of brain infection to clean up; cell number increases in response to brain

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3. Component of the PNS; produce myelin in the PNS

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4. Cuboidal to columnar cells; may contain cilia; line the central canal and the bain ventricles-forming a porous layer between the brain tissue interstitial fluid and the CSF (Cerebrospinal fluid); lines the CHOROIDS PLEXUS of the ventricles that produce CSF; associated with the control of CSF composition

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5. Smaller than the astrocytes with a fewer cell processes; produce myelin in the CNS; may myelinate several axons; do no form neurilemma

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6. These cells support the nervous system in various ways; they constitute about 50% of the neural cell population

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Most common in the body and connect neuron with  blood vessel;...
Small glial cells with a few processes; they clean up infection, like...
Component of the PNS; produce myelin in the PNS
Cuboidal to columnar cells; may contain cilia; line the central canal...
Smaller than the astrocytes with a fewer cell processes; produce...
These cells support the nervous system in various ways; they...
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