Histology: The Nervous System By Andrew W Histology: The Nervous System By Andrew W. Parsons Copyright 2000, All Rights Reserved. Material is in logical order: see texts, lab. outline for characteristics To advance to next slide: -click mouse or “page down” To return to the previous slide: - press “page up”
Nervous Tissue A smear from the spinal cord Two cell types: -neurons -neuroglia
Nervous Smear - 100X Neurons
Nervous Smear - 450X Neurons Glial Cell nuclei
The Spinal Cord -Grey matter: -neuron somas -White matter: -myelinated fibers
The spinal cord: 100X Grey matter White matter Neuron somas Myelinated nerve fibers
A Peripheral Nerve -Myelinated fibers -Nodes of Ranvier
Myelin Nerve fiber (axon) Node of Ranvier
The Cochlea -Scala vestibuli -Scala tympani -Cochlear duct -Organ of Corti
Organ of Corti Tectorial membrane Bipolar neuron somas in spiral ganglion Scala vestibuli Vestibular membrane Scala tympani Cochlear duct Hair cells Basilar membrane
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