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1. Glia
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1. Glia are typically thought of as cells in
function and behavior
the brain
CNS
2. Recently it has become clear they are fully function-
neurodevelopment
al participants in brain and .
3. Radial cells are in the and is specialized in
.
2. Name the 4 types of glia cells in the CNS? 1. Oligodendrocytes -
myelination in the CNS
2. Astrocytes -
compose the blood
brain barri- er,
regulates the exter-
nal chemical environment
around neurons
3. Microglia - the
immune cells of the
CNS
4. Ependymal
cells: cells that line the
ventricles and spinal
cord -> produce
cerebral spinal fluid
(CSF)
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3. Myelinate axons in the CNS oligodendrocytes
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4. Compose the blood-brain barrier, regulates the exter- Astrocytes
nal chemical environment around neurons
5. The immune cells of the CNS microglia
6. Ependymal cells are cells that line the ventricles and spinal
and
cord cerebral spinal
-> produce
fluid (CSF)
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7. Types of Glia in the PNS 1. Schwann cells -
myeli- nation in the
PNS (equiv-