Neurons
cells
Neurotransmitters
Nervous System diseases and disorders
Neuron anatomy pictures
100
The basic structural cell of the nervous system
What is neuron?
100
Immune function cells that support neurons
Microglial cells
100
muscle contraction neurotransmitter
Acetylcholine
100
Abnormal electrical impulses in the neurons of the brain
What is epilepsy?
100
Letter A
Dendrites
200
A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the cell body
What is dendrite?
200
cells that make myelin sheath in the CNS
Oligodendrocytes
200
Happiness and mood
Dopamine
200
An acute inflammation of nerve cells caused by the chicken pox virus
What is shingles?
200
C
C: Node of Ranvier
300
long fibers, conduct information away from the cell
Axons
300
connect blood vessels to neurons
Astrocytes
300
sleepiness and mood neurotransmitter
Serotonin
300
Brain cell connections and the cells themselves degenerate and die eventually destroying memory and other important mental functions
Alzheimers disease
300
letter H
H Schwanns cells
400
Gaps in the insulation
node of ranvier
400
forms membranes around tissue, filters blood
Ependymal cells
400
fight or flight response transmitter
Norepinephrine
400
Nervous system disease that has many symptoms caused by demyelination. Slow progressive disease
MS Multiple sclerosis
400
Letter D
Axon terminal
500
Provides insulation to Neurons
myelin sheath
500
Form insulation around neurons in the PNS, impaired ones cause MS
Schwann cells
500
pain reduction and mood transmitter
Endorphins
500
The chronic degenerative neuromuscular disease that results in total body paralysis but does not affect mental acuity
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
500
LetterG
Myelin sheath