Neuron: Pyramidal cell-Dendritic spines: the little “thorns” on the creepy ominous neuron tree which are points of synaptic contact b/w neurons -Neuronal cell body of pyramidal cell: looks triangular-FYI: axons don’t have spines, but dendrites do

sites of synaptic contact with other neighboring neurons

Neuron: Pyramidal cell-Dendritic spines (D)-Axon (A)-You can distinguish between them because axons don’t have spines, but dendrites do

*from demo on blackboard

Neuron: Pyramidal cell-Cell soma of pyramidal cell (1)-Apical dendrite (2) -Basal dendrite (3)-Initial portion of axon (4)-Cell soma of neuron in the striatum(5) -Dendrite with spines (6)*from demo on blackboard

*from demo on blackboard

Terminal Boutons-(Black arrows)-Terminal Boutons are the terminal knobs that synapse w/ other cells, while Boutons en Passant (buttons in passing) are found along the dendrites.

QUIZ TIME!* View in slide show mode

Name the tissue. Be Specific.

Smooth Muscle!

Harry Potter nuclei and b/c smooth muscle is always in arteries (aka this thick walled, alien squiggle beast with a lumen full of RBCs)

Oh hey Harry Potter Nuclei!

Name the tissue. Be Specific.

Skeletal Muscle(Lines o’ nuclei, long, multinucleated cells, peripherally located nuclei)

¿Qué es esto? Be Specific.

Node of that French Guy (Ranvier)Space between the sausage links!

Name the tissue. Be Specific.

Skeletal Muscle(STRIATED, lines o’ nuclei, long, multinucleated cells, peripherally located nuclei)

Name the tissue. Be Specific.

Cardiac Muscle

Centrally located nuclei in cross section!

Name the tissue. Be Specific.

Skeletal Muscle!(peripherally located nuclei)

Name the small dark features on the dendrites. Be Specific.

Dendritic spines

¿Qué es esto? Be Specific.

Dense regular connective tissue (tendon)

Shiny and wavy with THIN nuclei all over the place

¿Qué es esto? Be Specific.

Motor end plate...because plunger

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