Chapter 18
Nervous System
![What is a Nervous System?](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10838.jpg)
The nervous system is the collection of specialized cells responsible for maintaining an organism’s internal environment and coordinating the…
![The Parasympathetic Nervous System](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10839.jpg)
The parasympathetic nervous system is one of the two major divisions of the autonomic nervous system. This parasympathetic system is responsible…
![The Blood-brain Barrier](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10841.jpg)
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) refers to the specialized vasculature that provides the brain with nutrients in the blood while strictly regulating…
![Neuron Structure](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10842.jpg)
Neurons are the main type of cell in the nervous system that generate and transmit electrochemical signals. They primarily communicate with each…
![Glial Cells](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10843.jpg)
Glial cells are one of the two main types of cells in the nervous system. Glia cells comprise astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, and…
![The Resting Membrane Potential](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10845.jpg)
The relative difference in electrical charge, or voltage, between the inside and the outside of a cell membrane, is called the membrane potential.…
![Immunostaining to Visualize Murine Enteric Nervous System Development](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/52716_t.png)
The enteric nervous system is formed by neural crest cells that proliferate, migrate and colonize the gut. Following colonization, neural crest cells…
![Three-dimensional Tissue Engineered Aligned Astrocyte Networks to Recapitulate Developmental Mechanisms and Facilitate Nervous System Regeneration](https://jovecdn2.ccindex.cn/files/thumbs/55848_t.png)
Neurotrauma and neurodegenerative disease often result in lasting neurological deficits due to the limited capacity of the central nervous system…