NERVOUS

TISSUE

Ted Lane
BE SURE YOU CAN SPECIFICALLY IDENTIY
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

GRAY AND WHITE MATTER IN THE CNS

CELL BODIES OF DIFFERENT SPECIFIC NEURONS
SOME SPECIFIC NEUROGLIAL CELLS
COMPONENTS OF A NERVE
COMPONENTS OF A NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
 NERVOUS TISSUE SLIDES TO FOLLOW:
SPINAL CORD, TRANSVERSE SECTION
GRAY/WHITE MATTER
MOTOR NEURON CELL BODIES
DORSAL ROOT GANGLION
SENSORY NEURON CELL BODIES
PERIPHERAL NERVE, TRANSVERSE SECTION
AXONS
SCHWANN CELLS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
PERIPHERAL NERVE, LONGITUDINAL SECTION
SCHWANN CELLS
NODES OF RANVIER
NEURO-MUSCULAR JUNCTION
MUSCLE CELLS
AXON BRANCHES
MOTOR END-PLATE
CEREBELLUM
GRAY/WHITE MATTER
MOLECULAR LAYER OF GRAY
GRANULAR LAYER OF GRAY
PURKINJE CELLS
CEREBRUM
GRAY/WHITE MATTER
PYRAMIDAL CELLS
ASTROCYTES AND CAPILLARIES
LOW POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD
transverse section
 LOW POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD
transverse section

central canal white

matter

gray
matter

ventral median fissure

 MEDIUM POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD

central canal

gray
matter

white
matter
 MEDIUM POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD

central canal

VENTRAL
HORN

white
matter
CELL BODIES
OF MOTOR
NEURONS
 HIGH POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD
al VENTRAL HORN
a l c an
centr
 HIGH POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD
al VENTRAL HORN
a l c an
centr

NEUROPIL
axons, dendrites,
neuroglial cell processes

MOTOR NEURON CELL BODIES

HIGH POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD
VENTRAL HORN
NEUROPIL
axons, dendrites,
neuroglial cell processes

MOTOR NEURON CELL BODY

HIGH POWER VIEW OF SPINAL CORD

VENTRAL HORN
LOW POWER VIEW DORSAL ROOT GANGLION
 LOW POWER VIEW DORSAL ROOT GANGLION

SENSORY NEURON CELL BODIES

HIGH POWER VIEW DORSAL ROOT GANGLION
 HIGH POWER VIEW DORSAL ROOT GANGLION

SENSORY NEURON CELL BODIES

COMPANION CELLS

CELL NUCLEUS
HIGHER POWER VIEW DORSAL ROOT GANGLION
 COMPANION CELLS CELL NUCLEI

SENSORY NEURON CELL BODIES

HIGHER POWER VIEW DORSAL ROOT GANGLION

MEDIUM POWER VIEW PERIPHERAL NERVE
TRANSVERSE SECTION
 FASCICLE

FASCICLE
of myelinated axons

PERINEURIUM

IUM FASCICLE
E UR
N
E PI

MEDIUM POWER VIEW PERIPHERAL NERVE

TRANSVERSE SECTION
HIGH POWER VIEW PERIPHERAL NERVE FASCICLE
TRANSVERSE SECTION
 IUM
UR
NEI
EP

PERINEURIUM

AXONS

SCHWANN CELLS
(myelin sheaths)

HIGH POWER VIEW PERIPHERAL NERVE FASCICLE

TRANSVERSE SECTION
HIGH POWER VIEW OF PERIPHERAL NERVE
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
HIGH POWER VIEW OF PERIPHERAL NERVE
LONGITUDINAL SECTION

NODE OF RANVIER

MYELIN SHEATH
of single axon
HIGH POWER VIEW OF PERIPHERAL AXONS
TEASED APART
HIGH POWER VIEW OF PERIPHERAL AXONS
TEASED APART

NODES OF RANVIER

SINGLE SCHWANN CELL

HIGH POWER VIEW OF NEUROMUSCULAR
JUNCTION
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i at
ion
s

AXON BRANCHES

SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL

MOTOR ENDPLATE
synapse

str
i at
ion
s

HIGH POWER VIEW OF NEUROMUSCULAR

JUNCTION
LOW POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
 LOW POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM

WHITE MATTER GRAY MATTER

HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
GRAY MATTER
HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
GRAY MATTER

NEUROGLIA

PYRAMIDAL CELLS

GRANULE CELLS
LOW POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM

outside

outside
LOW POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM

outside

GRAY MATTER

WHITE MATTER

ROW OF PURKINJE CELLS

outside
MEDIUM POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM

outside
 MEDIUM POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM

outside
GR
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GR
A
gr a Y M
nu ATT
lar E
lay R
white matter er
not distinguishable

ROW OF PURKINJE CELLS

HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM
 HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM

T ER r
e
AT y
M r la
R AY cula
G ole
m

extensive dendrites PURKINJE CELLS

of Purkinje cells not very clear

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M A ye
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HIGHER POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM
GRAY MATTER
 HIGHER POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM
GRAY MATTER

MOLECULAR LAYER
homogeneous

PURKINJE CELLS
at interface

base of dendrites

GRANULAR LAYER
with many
granule cells
HIGHEST POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM GRAY MATTER
 HIGHEST POWER VIEW OF CEREBELLUM GRAY MATTER

MOLECULAR LAYER

PURKINJE
CELL

GRANULAR LAYER
 MEDIUM POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
STAINED FOR ASTROCYTES

gray matter
r
matte
white
 MEDIUM POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
STAINED FOR ASTROCYTES

ASTROCYTES

gray matter
r
matte
white

CAPILLARIES

ASTROCYTES
HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
STAINED FOR ASTROCYTES
 HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
STAINED FOR ASTROCYTES

ASTROCYTES
CAPILLARIES
HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
STAINED FOR ASTROCYTES
 HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
STAINED FOR ASTROCYTES

pedicles (feet)
Y
AR

of astrocyte projections
LL

in contact with capillary

PI

wall
CA

part of blood-brain barrier

ASTROCYTE
HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM
 te
ocy
t r
as

capillary

astrocyte projections
in contact with capillary walls

HIGH POWER VIEW OF CEREBRUM