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What is the function of RAS in the brain?
The RAS serves to alert the rest of the brain to incoming signals.
What are swan cells?
Responsible for myelination of neurons.
What does gray matter lack that white matter has?
Myelination
What structure is responsible for myelination of the nerve fibers?
In the peripheral nervous system the cell that myelinates an axon is called a Schwann cell. In the central nervous system myelination is carried out by oligodendrocytes.
What part of the brain serves as a switching station for sensory input?
I believe it is the thalamus.
In what part of the brain does myelination occur last?
forebrain
What facilitates the rate of myelination?
The rate of myelination is facilitated by several factors. One important factor is the activity of oligodendrocytes, the cells responsible for producing myelin in the CNS. Another factor is the presence of axonal signals that trigger oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination. Additionally, the level of neuronal activity and electrical impulses can also influence the rate of myelination.
What produce myelin in the brain and spinal cord?
Oligodendrocytes produce myelin in the brain and spinal cord. This process is known as myelination and the myelin will warp itself around the neurons.
What serves as protection for your brain?
your skull
What does terminal zones of myelination result on mri in an adult indicate?
Terminal zones of myelination on an MRI in an adult typically indicate normal developmental myelination pattern seen in the brain. These are areas where myelin tracks end, resulting in a "tramline" appearance on imaging. It is a common finding in adults and does not usually indicate any pathology.
What is the function of RAS in the brain?
The RAS serves to alert the rest of the brain to incoming signals.
What function does the nucleus serve?
It serves as the cells brain
What are swan cells?
Responsible for myelination of neurons.
What does gray matter lack that white matter has?
Myelination
What part of the earth worm serves as the brain?
there really is no part of a worm that is a brain because the brain is a bunch of nerve tissue bundled together errning the name, Brain.
What serves as site of connection between the brain an the spinal cord?
ambot
What structure is responsible for myelination of the nerve fibers?
In the peripheral nervous system the cell that myelinates an axon is called a Schwann cell. In the central nervous system myelination is carried out by oligodendrocytes.
