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''This article'' has some overlap with the ''[[neuroanatomy]]'' article, as there isn't a clear divider between microscopic and macroscopic. | ''This article'' has some overlap with the ''[[neuroanatomy]]'' article, as there isn't a clear divider between microscopic and macroscopic. | ||
=Normal cells= | |||
This section deals with normal cellular constituents of the CNS. | |||
==Overview== | |||
*Neuron: | *Neuron: | ||
**Abundant cytoplasm - '''key feature'''. | **Abundant cytoplasm - '''key feature'''. | ||
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**Image: [http://www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/sbumcfiles/images/221-001.jpg Ependyma (stonybrookmedicalcenter.org)]. | **Image: [http://www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/sbumcfiles/images/221-001.jpg Ependyma (stonybrookmedicalcenter.org)]. | ||
==Normal cellular constituents in a table== | |||
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==Neurons== | |||
There are many types of 'em. Broadly, they can be classified as: | There are many types of 'em. Broadly, they can be classified as: | ||
#Pyramidal - have a pyramidal shape. | #Pyramidal - have a pyramidal shape. | ||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Medulla_oblongata_-_posterior_-_cn_xii_-_very_high_mag.jpg Motor neurons - nucleus of CN XII - very high mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Medulla_oblongata_-_posterior_-_cn_xii_-_very_high_mag.jpg Motor neurons - nucleus of CN XII - very high mag. (WC)]. | ||
===Grey vs. white matter | =Structures= | ||
This section deals with structures seen at several places in the CNS. | |||
==Grey vs. white matter== | |||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_matter_and_white_matter_-_high_mag.jpg Grey-white matter interface - high mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_matter_and_white_matter_-_high_mag.jpg Grey-white matter interface - high mag. (WC)]. | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_matter_and_white_matter_-_intermed_mag.jpg Grey and white matter - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_matter_and_white_matter_-_intermed_mag.jpg Grey and white matter - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | ||
==Vessels== | |||
The small blood vessels in the CNS are separated from the surrounding tissue in histologic sections. This is normal. The spaces are called ''Virchow-Robin spaces''.<ref>URL: [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/43.html http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/43.html]. Accessed on: 2 August 2011.</ref> | |||
=Histology by anatomical structure= | =Histology by anatomical structure= | ||
This section deals with specific anatomical structures. | |||
==Subependyma== | ==Subependyma== | ||
Features:<ref>Croul SE. 28 June 2010.</ref> | Features:<ref>Croul SE. 28 June 2010.</ref> | ||