Nerve cells

Cells that receive and transmit information to other cells

Brings information into a structure

• Afferent axons

• Efferent axons

• Interneurons (intrinsic neurons)

Sends information away from a structure

• Afferent axons

• Efferent axons

• Interneurons (intrinsic neurons)

Very small cells that remove waste material as well as
viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms.

Answer explanation

Fun fact: They are considered superheroes of the brain because they gobble anything extra or harmful in the brain and it also communicates with astrocytes coz they're the ones that gets neurons that died already.

The blood-brain barrier poses no difficulty in medicine because it keeps
many useful medications that may be used to treat diseases like
brain cancer

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The blood-brain barrier poses difficulty in medicine because it keeps
out many useful medications that may be used to treat diseases like
brain cancer

Almost all neurons depend on ______ (a simple sugar) for their nutrition

a disorder marked by severe memory impairment

If there's a deficiency of these vitamin, it leads to an inability to use glucose,
which could lead to neuron death and a condition called Korsakoff's
syndrome.

Also as Vitamin B1

the only nutrient that crosses the blood-brain barrier in adults. Ketones can also
cross but are in short supply.

The mechanism that keeps most chemicals out of the
vertebrate brain