Biology
- #115 Control And Co-ordination In Mammals, The Nervous System
Humans, like all living organisms, can respond to changes in the environment and so increase survival. Humans have 2 control systems to do this: the nervous system and the endocrine (hormonal) system. The human nervous system controls...
- Autonomous Nervous System
Term: autonomous nervous system Literally meaning: ?self ?govering nervous system? Origin: Anc Greek????-/auto-(=combining form meaning ?one's own? or ?by oneself?) >?????/autos(=self, same)+ ?????/nomos(=division, law) > ????/nemo(=distribute,...
- Astrocyte, Astroglia
Term: astrocyte or collectively astroglia Origin: Anc Greek?????/aster(=star, flame)??????/cytion(=box)cyto- was derived from ?kytos=cavity? (Greek letter k is replased by latin c, like in word ?cycle? which derived from Ancient Greek word kyklos)...
- Oligodendrocyte
Term: oligodendrocyte Origin: Anc Greek??????/oligos(=a few) +???????/dendron(=tree)+??????/cytion(=box) > cyte=cell Because of the the cell's projections which looked like the sparse branches of a tree. Pio del Rio Hortega(1882-1945) Definition:...
- Ganglion
Word: ganglion Origin: Greekencysted tumour ; knot Coined: - Definition: tissue mass, most commonly a mass of nerve cells bodies in peripheral nervous system (PNS) Runon derivatives : comments: ...
Biology
neuroglia
Term: neuroglia or glial cell or glia
Origin: Medieval Greek
gloia, ????? (glue)
Coined: -
Definition:
The supportive tissue of the nervous system, including astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microcytes in the central nervous system and the supporting cells of the peripheral nervous system (neurilemma and satellite cells) . Neuroglia provide support, protection and nutrition to the neural tissue and prevents impulses from travelling between adjacent neurons.
Runon derivatives :
astroglia, microglia, oligodendroglia
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- #115 Control And Co-ordination In Mammals, The Nervous System
Humans, like all living organisms, can respond to changes in the environment and so increase survival. Humans have 2 control systems to do this: the nervous system and the endocrine (hormonal) system. The human nervous system controls...
- Autonomous Nervous System
Term: autonomous nervous system Literally meaning: ?self ?govering nervous system? Origin: Anc Greek????-/auto-(=combining form meaning ?one's own? or ?by oneself?) >?????/autos(=self, same)+ ?????/nomos(=division, law) > ????/nemo(=distribute,...
- Astrocyte, Astroglia
Term: astrocyte or collectively astroglia Origin: Anc Greek?????/aster(=star, flame)??????/cytion(=box)cyto- was derived from ?kytos=cavity? (Greek letter k is replased by latin c, like in word ?cycle? which derived from Ancient Greek word kyklos)...
- Oligodendrocyte
Term: oligodendrocyte Origin: Anc Greek??????/oligos(=a few) +???????/dendron(=tree)+??????/cytion(=box) > cyte=cell Because of the the cell's projections which looked like the sparse branches of a tree. Pio del Rio Hortega(1882-1945) Definition:...
- Ganglion
Word: ganglion Origin: Greekencysted tumour ; knot Coined: - Definition: tissue mass, most commonly a mass of nerve cells bodies in peripheral nervous system (PNS) Runon derivatives : comments: ...