Neuroglial Cells

• Astrocytes

  • maintain blood brain barrier
  • controlling neurotransmitter
  • regulate ion and provide metabolic support
• Ependymal Cell

  • Line and spinal cord & ventricle of the brain
  • involved in producing cerebrospinal fluid
• Oligodendrocytes

  • Myelinate Central Nervous System axon
  • provide structural framework
• Microglia

  • Brain immune cell
  • Remove dead cells & pathogens by phagocytosis
• Satellite Cells

  • Surround neuron cell bodies in ganglia
  • Regulate neurotransmitter level
• Schwann Cells

  • Myelinate neuron in Peripheral Nervous System
  • Maintenance & Regeneration of neuron after an injury
• Oligodendrocytes - type of glia cell that produces myelin
• Astrocytes - large cell and as name suggests as star shaped . example excluding toxic substance from the brain but hindrance in relation to access of therapeutic drugs in the brain
• Microglia - very small cell found throughout the brain and mostly inactive and became active when the brain damage and infectious organism is present
• Radial Glia - guide migration of neuron, axons and dendrites during embryonic development