Neuroanatomy

  1. Cellular Neuroanatomy
    1. The Neuron
      1. General Structure
        1. Soma
          1. Nucleus
            1. Nissl Substance
              1. Organelles
                1. Mitochondria
                  1. Endoplasmic Reticulum
                    1. Golgi Apparatus
                  2. Dendrites
                    1. Dendritic Tree Architecture
                      1. Dendritic Spines
                        1. Spine Types
                          1. Spine Plasticity
                        2. Axon
                          1. Axon Hillock
                            1. Initial Segment
                              1. Axon Proper
                                1. Axon Collaterals
                                2. Axon Terminals
                                  1. Presynaptic Terminals
                                    1. Synaptic Vesicles
                                  2. Classification of Neurons
                                    1. By Structure
                                      1. Unipolar Neurons
                                        1. Bipolar Neurons
                                          1. Multipolar Neurons
                                            1. Pseudounipolar Neurons
                                            2. By Function
                                              1. Sensory Neurons
                                                1. Primary Sensory Neurons
                                                  1. Secondary Sensory Neurons
                                                  2. Motor Neurons
                                                    1. Upper Motor Neurons
                                                      1. Lower Motor Neurons
                                                      2. Interneurons
                                                        1. Local Circuit Neurons
                                                          1. Projection Interneurons
                                                        2. By Neurotransmitter
                                                          1. Glutamatergic Neurons
                                                            1. GABAergic Neurons
                                                              1. Cholinergic Neurons
                                                                1. Dopaminergic Neurons
                                                                  1. Serotonergic Neurons
                                                                    1. Noradrenergic Neurons
                                                                      1. Glycinergic Neurons
                                                                    2. Neuronal Membrane Properties
                                                                      1. Resting Potential
                                                                        1. Action Potential Generation
                                                                          1. Passive Membrane Properties
                                                                        2. Glial Cells
                                                                          1. Macroglia of the CNS
                                                                            1. Astrocytes
                                                                              1. Protoplasmic Astrocytes
                                                                                1. Fibrous Astrocytes
                                                                                  1. Structural Support Functions
                                                                                    1. Blood-Brain Barrier Maintenance
                                                                                      1. Neurotransmitter Uptake
                                                                                        1. Metabolic Support
                                                                                        2. Oligodendrocytes
                                                                                          1. Myelination in CNS
                                                                                            1. Interfascicular Oligodendrocytes
                                                                                              1. Satellite Oligodendrocytes
                                                                                              2. Ependymal Cells
                                                                                                1. Ventricular Lining
                                                                                                  1. CSF Production
                                                                                                    1. Ciliary Function
                                                                                                  2. Microglia of the CNS
                                                                                                    1. Immune Surveillance
                                                                                                      1. Phagocytosis
                                                                                                        1. Activation States
                                                                                                          1. Synaptic Pruning
                                                                                                          2. Glia of the PNS
                                                                                                            1. Schwann Cells
                                                                                                              1. Myelinating Schwann Cells
                                                                                                                1. Non-myelinating Schwann Cells
                                                                                                                  1. Remak Bundles
                                                                                                                  2. Satellite Cells
                                                                                                                    1. Support in Ganglia
                                                                                                                      1. Metabolic Functions
                                                                                                                  3. The Synapse
                                                                                                                    1. Synaptic Structure
                                                                                                                      1. Presynaptic Terminal
                                                                                                                        1. Active Zones
                                                                                                                          1. Synaptic Vesicles
                                                                                                                            1. Calcium Channels
                                                                                                                            2. Synaptic Cleft
                                                                                                                              1. Extracellular Matrix
                                                                                                                                1. Synaptic Adhesion Molecules
                                                                                                                                2. Postsynaptic Density
                                                                                                                                  1. Receptor Clusters
                                                                                                                                    1. Scaffolding Proteins
                                                                                                                                  2. Types of Synapses
                                                                                                                                    1. By Location
                                                                                                                                      1. Axodendritic Synapses
                                                                                                                                        1. Axosomatic Synapses
                                                                                                                                          1. Axoaxonic Synapses
                                                                                                                                            1. Dendrodendritic Synapses
                                                                                                                                            2. By Mechanism
                                                                                                                                              1. Chemical Synapses
                                                                                                                                                1. Electrical Synapses
                                                                                                                                                  1. Gap Junctions
                                                                                                                                                    1. Connexins
                                                                                                                                                2. Synaptic Transmission
                                                                                                                                                  1. Neurotransmitter Release
                                                                                                                                                    1. Calcium-dependent Exocytosis
                                                                                                                                                      1. SNARE Proteins
                                                                                                                                                      2. Postsynaptic Receptors
                                                                                                                                                        1. Ionotropic Receptors
                                                                                                                                                          1. Metabotropic Receptors
                                                                                                                                                          2. Synaptic Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                            1. Short-term Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                              1. Long-term Plasticity
                                                                                                                                                          3. Myelination
                                                                                                                                                            1. Structure of the Myelin Sheath
                                                                                                                                                              1. Lipid Composition
                                                                                                                                                                1. Protein Components
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Compact and Non-compact Myelin
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Nodes of Ranvier
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Sodium Channel Clustering
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Saltatory Conduction
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Paranodal Regions
                                                                                                                                                                        2. CNS Myelination
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Oligodendrocyte Function
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Multiple Axon Innervation
                                                                                                                                                                            2. PNS Myelination
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Schwann Cell Function
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Single Axon Relationship
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Demyelinating Diseases
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Multiple Sclerosis
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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