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Cerebellum

The cerebellum is the portion of the brain whose function is the coordination of movement and the maintenance of the body’s posture, tone, and balan…

Schwann Cell

The Schwann cell is a support cell of the peripheral nervous system. They wrap around each motor neuron axon of the peripheral nerve fibers, produc…

Cerebrum (telencephalon)

The human cerebrum , or telencephalon , is the largest and most conspicuous portion of the central nervous system. It consists of two longitudinal ha…

Spinal Cord

The spinal cord is the cylindrical and elongated portion of the central nervous system that is located in the vertebral canal. Its anterior, upper e…

Synapse

Synapse is the site of nerve impulse transmission from one neuron to another, usually from the axon terminal endings to the dendrite of another ner…

Neuron

The neuron ( nerve cell ) is the basic functional unit of the nervous system. It is highly specialized to transmit electrochemical impulses from one…

Neuroglia

Also called glia , the neuroglia is a group of interstitial support cells whose bodies and outgrowths fill the spaces in the brain and spinal cord b…

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