ALL ABOUT

Nervous Tissue
Nervous Tissue
PRESENTED BY

AUBREY MENDOZA
&
KAYE VITUG


What
What is
is Nervous
Nervous Tissue?
Tissue?

- MAIN COMPONENT OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM,

*BRAIN
*SPINAL CORD
*NERVES.

FUNCTION:

- TRANSMIT SIGNALS ACROSS THE BODY

- REGULATES & CONTROL BODY FUNCTIONS

- SUPPORTS, INSULATES, & PROTECTS IMPULSE
GENERATING NEURONS.

CHARACTERISTICS:

- RESPOND TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS

- CONTAINS TWO CATEGORIES OF CELLS

*NEURON
*NEUROGLIA

NEURONS

- ALSO KNOWN AS NERVE CELLS

- SEND AND RECEIVE SIGNALS FROM YOUR BRAIN.

-USE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES AND CHEMICAL

SIGNALS TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION BETWEEN
DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE BRAIN AND BETWEEN
THE BRAIN AND THE REST OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM.

 3 BASIC STRUCTURES OF
NEURONS
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C E L
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L L
L B
B O
B O D
O D Y
D Y
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A X
A X O
X O N
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-ALSO KNOWN AS SOMA,
- TO TRANSMIT
- THE NEURON’S CORE.
INFORMATION TO
- CONTAINS THE NUCLEUS AND MANY DIFFERENT NEURONS,
ORGANELLES
MUSCLES, AND GLANDS.
-CARRIES GENETIC INFORMATION

-MAINTAINS THE NEURON’S STRUCTURE

- PROVIDES ENERGY TO DRIVE

ACTIVITIES.

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D E
D E N
E N D
N D R
D R III T
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T E S
E S
S

- ARE DESIGNED TO
RECEIVE COMMUNICATIONS
FROM OTHER CELLS

MICROSCOPIC VIEW
OF NEURONS
NEUROGLIA
- ALSO CALLED AS GLIAL CELL

- SURROUND AND SUPPORT NEURONS

- SUPPLY NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN TO

NEURONS

- INSULATE ONE NEURON FROM

ANOTHER

- DESTROY PATHOGENS

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Neuroglia
Neuroglia in
in the
the Central
Central Nervous
Nervous System
System
OLIGODENDROCYTES
FORM MYELIN SHEATH AROUND
CENTRAL AXONS PRODUCING THE
WHITE MATTER OF THE CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM.

MICROGLIA
SMALLEST AND LEAST NUMEROUS
NEUROGLIA WITH MANY FINE-BRANCHED
PROCESSES
PRIMARY IMMUNE DEFENSE OF THE
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ASTROCYTES

STAR-SHAPED WITH MANY FUNCTIONS

NEURONAL SUPPORT
REPAIR DAMAGE
REGULATE NEURONAL COMMUNICATION
MAINTAIN THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER
AND MORE..

EPENDYMAL CELLS
CELLS WITH HIGHLY BRANCHED
PROCESSES; CONTACT NEUROGLIA
DIRECTLY
FOUND IN VENTRICLES
PRODUCE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID


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Neuroglia
Neuroglia in
in the
the Peripheal
Peripheal Nervous
Nervous System
System
SCHWANN CELLS
SUPPORT NEURONAL FUNCTION
BY INCREASING THE SPEED OF
IMPULSE PROPAGATION
SURROUND AXONS OF ALL
PERIPHERAL NERVE FIBERS,
FORM THE MYELIN SHEATH.

SATELLITE
HELPS REGULATE THE EXTERNAL
CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
SUPPORT AND PROTECT NEURONS
REGULATE NEURAL ENVIRONMENT


MICROSCOPIC VIEW

Neuroglia
Neuroglia in
in the
the Central
Central Nervous
Nervous System
System Neuroglia
Neuroglia in
in the
the Peripheal
Peripheal Nervous
Nervous System
System

MICROGLIA OLIGODENDROCYTES

SATELLITE

EPENDYMAL CELLS ASTROCYTES

SCHWANN CELLS


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