Category
page 1Nervous tissue cells
Merkel cell
type of cutaneous mechanoreceptor cel
Nissl body
part of a neuron
Golgi tendon organ
proprioceptive sensory receptor organ that senses changes in muscle tension
ependyma
The ependyma is the thin neuroepithelial (simple columnar ciliated epithelium) lining of the ventricular system of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord. The ependyma is one of the four types of neuroglia in the central nervous system (CNS). It is involved in the production of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and is shown to serve as a reservoir for neuroregeneration.
neural stem cell
self-renewing cell that generates the main phenotypes of the nervous system
neuroendocrine cell
cell type
tanycyte
Tanycytes are highly specialized ependymal cells found in the third ventricle of the brain, and on the floor of the fourth ventricle. Each tanycyte has a long basal process that extends deep into the hypothalamus. It is possible that their function is to transfer chemical signals from the cerebrospinal fluid to the central nervous system.
midget cell
type of retinal ganglion cell
oligodendrocyte progenitor
cell type