NSCI 1051 Lecture Notes - Franz Nissl, Rudolf Virchow, Golgi'S Method
16 Apr 2014
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The arrangement of neurons in different parts of the brain, studied by histologists, cyto means cell in greek: process information, sense environmental changes, communicate changes to other neurons, command the body response. Dendrites and axons: output (efferent, sends information from cell body towards other cells, can travel long distances/secondary branches, same diameter all the way to the end. Input (afferent: transmits information to cell body from other cells, tends to have many short branches that come to a fine point. Convey information from tissues and organs into the cns. Transmit signals from the cns to the effector cells. Connect neurons within specific regions of the cns. Neurons communicate by contact not continuity the neuron adheres to the cell theory (cajal: term neuroglia coined by. Involved in glutamine transmission: release or remove neurotransmitters, neurons end up where glial cells are laying down signals for them, oligodendroglia (in cns) and.
