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Functionally, what can second messengers do that ligand-gated ion channels don't?

Amplify signals

. What neuroglial cells make the blood-brain barrier?

Astrocytes

Where would vesicle-filled neurotransmitters be located?

Axon terminals

On a neuron, where would ligand-gated ion channels be located?

dendrites

What type of cells make myelin in the CNS?

oligodendrocytes

Where would the nucleus be found?

soma

Is more myelin found in white matter or grey matter?

white

What neuroglia make and circulate CSF?

Ependymal cells

In general, what sort of axons are myelinated?

Long ones

What type of glia would be found in ganglia of the PNS?

Satellite cells

What type of cells make myelin in the PNS?

Schwann cells

Where would voltage-gated Na+ channels be located?

axon

What happens at synapses?

cell communication