Neurodevelopment & Cell organization
Microglia are the immune cells of the brain: true or false?
True
Microglial cells ressembles monocytes: true or false?
True
Myelin is just the plasma membrane of specific cells: true or false?
True
Astrocytes help in making some neurotransmitters that the neuron cannot make: true or false?
True (Gln)
How are proteins and neurotransmitters transported to the terminal part of the neuron?
Via microtubules and microfilaments
Where do we find the soma of sensory neurons?
Dorsal root ganglions
When does myelination ends?
Around 3 years old
GFAP is a marker of what?
Astrocytes
The brain receives blood from two main arteries: which ones?
Carotid and vertebral arteries
What is a SNARE?
Complex of proteins that allow fusion of a vesicle and release of neurotransmitters
Cite the 3 types of cells that male the blood brain barrier
Endothelial cell, astrocyte, pericyte
Where do you find astrocytes?
Everywhere around neurons
Astrocytes are only in gray matter: true or false?
False
Myelin in oligodendrocytes is the same as myelin in schwann cells: true or false?
False
Sensory neuron looks like a motoneuron: true or false?
False
When does myelination start?
In utero
What are the cells that make myelin?
Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
How many layers does the cortex contain?
Six
What are the 3 main parts of a neuron?
cell body, axon, dendrites