Please note that this guide is intended to complement, NOT to replace, textbook readings (i.e., Kandel et al.).

• Text References to Principles of Neural Science, by Kandel, Schwartz and Jessell.
  • [About Eric Kandel]
     
• Introductory comments / How to read this page.
   
  
• NERVE CELLS
  • Basic structure and function
  • Myelin
  • Recognizing nerve cells
     
• SUPPORT TISSUE
  • Schwann cells
  • Glial cells
    • Oligodendroglia
    • Astroglia
      • microvasculature
      • Blood-brain barrier
    • Microglia
  • Ependyma / choroid plexus / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meninges
     
• SOME EXAMPLES of nervous tissue
  • Spinal smear
  • Spinal cord section
  • Cerebral cortex
  • Cerebellar cortex
  • Peripheral ganglia
  • Retina
     
• PERIPHERAL NERVES
  • Composition and appearance of peripheral nerves
  • Sensory and motor nerve endings
     
• CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Gray Matter, White Matter, Cortex, Nuclei and Fiber Tracts
  • Sensory Neurons, Motor Neurons, and Interneurons
  • Synaptic Relays
  • Afferent and Efferent Axons
  • Ascending and Descending Pathways
  • Long-Axon And Short-Axon Neurons
  • Neuron Names
     
• Nervous tissue pathology
   
• SAQ Self Assessment practice Questions

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