Neurosciences: Histology of the Nervous System

Histology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Cellular ultrastructure, tissue cytoarchitecture, histological techniques and anatomopathological correlations of all cells and tissues of the central and peripheral nervous system.

What it covers

1. Histological Techniques in Neuroscience
2. · Standard Staining Techniques
3. The Neuron: Ultrastructure and Morphology
4. · The Pericaryon: Organelles and Function
5. · Morphological Classification of Neurons
6. · Dendritic Spines
7. Axon and Axonal Transport
8. · Axon Compartments
9. · Axonal Transport: Intraneuronal Distribution System
10. Neuroglia cells
11. · Astrocytes
12. · Oligodendrocytes
13. · Microglia
14. · Ependymal Cells
15. Myelin: Structure, Composition and Formation
16. · Biochemical Composition of Myelin
17. · Myelinated Segment Structure: Key Components
18. · Saltatory Conduction: Biophysical Base
19. Synapses: Ultrastructure and Types
20. · Electrical Synapses (Gap Junctions)
21. · Chemical Synapses: Ultrastructure
22. · Classification of Chemical Synapses
23. · The Synaptic Vesicle Cycle
24. Peripheral Nerve and Ganglia
25. · Architecture of the Peripheral Nerve
26. · Sensitive Ganglia (Dorsal Root Ganglia)
27. · Peripheral Nerve Degeneration and Regeneration
28. Cerebral Cortex: Cytoarchitecture
29. · Classification of the Cerebral Cortex
30. · The Six Layers of the Isocortex
31. · Types of Crust According to the Layer Pattern
32. Cerebellum: Histology and Circuit
33. · The Three Layers of the Cerebellar Cortex
34. · The Cerebellar Circuit: Convergence and Divergence
35. Spinal Cord: Histological Organization
36. · Gray Matter: The Blades of Rexed
37. · White Matter: Medullary Fascicles
38. Blood-brain barrier (BBB)
39. · Ultrastructural components of the BBB
40. · Transport across the BBB
41. · Circumventricular Organs (Regions without BBB)
42. Fundamental Neuropathological Correlations
43. · Neurodegenerative Diseases: Histological Markers
44. · Histological Classification of CNS Tumors (WHO 2021)
45. Histoclinical Integration