The human cerebrum , or telencephalon , is the largest and most conspicuous portion of the central nervous system. It consists of two longit...
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The human cerebrum , or telencephalon , is the largest and most conspicuous portion of the central nervous system. It consists of two longit...
The spinal cord is the cylindrical and elongated portion of the central nervous system that is located in the vertebral canal. Its anterior...
Synapse is the site of nerve impulse transmission from one neuron to another, usually from the axon terminal endings to the dendrite of an...
The neuron ( nerve cell ) is the basic functional unit of the nervous system. It is highly specialized to transmit electrochemical impulses...
Also called glia , the neuroglia is a group of interstitial support cells whose bodies and outgrowths fill the spaces in the brain and spin...
The oligodendrocytes are neuroglia support cells that produce and maintain the myelin sheath of neuron axons in the central nervous system....
Aquaporins 4 are channels in the astrocyte membrane that regulate the extracellular osmotic pressure; in other words, they control the wat...