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The majority of nervous tissue is composed of supporting cells called?
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∙ 9y ago
Non-conducting support cells of the nervous system or 'Neuroglial' cells represent a range of cells which function to maintain the nervous system.
Some common ones are:
Astrocytes envolved in providing nutrients and creating the blood-brain barrier
Microglia are the immune cells of the nervous system
Oligodendricytes and Schwann Cells produce the myelin sheaths which insulate the axons of neurons
Ependymal cells secrete cerebrospinal fluid
That's just a few
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoGlial cells (sometimes, it's also called as "neuroglia" or simply as "glia")
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∙ 9y agoThere are several supporting cells, including microglia, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes.
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∙ 9y agoThe majority of nervous tissue is composed of supporting cells called euroglia.
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∙ 14y agoThey are called glial cells.
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∙ 12y agoGlia
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What nervous system is a division of the peripheral nervous system that deals with involuntary movement of smooth and cardiac muscles?
That system is called as autonomic nervous system. It is composed of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
What are specialized cells that do all the support activities for the nervous system?
Neuroglia are the supporting cells of the NS. There are four types in the central nervous system (CNS) and two types in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). They all have functions that contribute to the overall health of neuron cells.
What does the tissues responsible for sensing stimuli?
The body tissue that has fibers that react to stimuli is called the "nervous tissue". The nervous tissue is composed of neurons or nerve cells that receive and transmit impulses and the "neuroglia" that help to transmit nerve impulses and also provide nutrition for the nerve cells.
The nervous system called the fight or flight system is the?
The Sympathetic Nervous System
What are the cables of the nervous system called?
Information from the peripheral nervous system is carried to the central nervous system by neural cables called nerves. The work groups that neurons cluster into are known as neural networks.
Nervous tissue is composed of cells called?
neurons
What are the type of Cells of neural tissue that support the tissue called?
Nervous tissue is composed of neurons and supporting cells called neuroglial. The neuroglial are unspecialized cells and are able to perform supporting functions unlike the neurons which are used in key functions.
What nervous system is a division of the peripheral nervous system that deals with involuntary movement of smooth and cardiac muscles?
That system is called as autonomic nervous system. It is composed of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
2 parts of the stameN?
The stamen is composed of the pollen producing ANTHER and the supporting "stem" called the FILAMENT.
Is brain cardiac muscle?
No. The brain is made up of nervous tissue, which is composed of specialized cells called neurons. Muscle tissue is composed of myocytes, or "muscle cells", which have a different organization, structure and function than nervous tissue.
Why is it called the functional unit of the nervous system?
A neuron. ^ he is asking why, not what ^it's (neuron) called so, because the nervous system is composed mainly of the brain, spinal cord and nerves (neurons). since most of the nervous system is made of neurons, they are called the structural unit of NS, meaning that the NS is composed of these neurons.
What are specialized cells that do all the support activities for the nervous system?
Neuroglia are the supporting cells of the NS. There are four types in the central nervous system (CNS) and two types in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). They all have functions that contribute to the overall health of neuron cells.
What does the tissues responsible for sensing stimuli?
The body tissue that has fibers that react to stimuli is called the "nervous tissue". The nervous tissue is composed of neurons or nerve cells that receive and transmit impulses and the "neuroglia" that help to transmit nerve impulses and also provide nutrition for the nerve cells.
What are the supporting cells of the nervous system?
glial cells (sometimes called neuroglia).In the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cellsform a myellin sheath around axons, and in the central nervous system, Oligodendrocytes do the same thing for the neurons there; and Astrocytes (Astroglia) surround brain neurons to hold them in place, provide nutrients and oxygen to them, insulate neurons from one another, destroy pathogens and remove dead neurons, and possibly in some ways modulate neurotransmission.
What are parts of the nervous system?
The nervous system is composed of several basic cell types, including nerve cells called neurons, interstitial cells called neurolemma (cells of Schwann), satellite cells, oligodendroglia, and astroglia; and several connective-tissue cell types, including fibroblasts and microglia, blood vessels, and extracellular fluids.
What is the third part of the nervous system called?
Autonomic nervous system
What are the brain and nervous system collectively called?
Those parts of the body are simply called the central nervous system.
