GLIAL CELL

Glial cells, commonly called neuroglia or simply glia (greek for "glue"; researches originally
believed that glial cells served as the putty that held the neurons together, recent research
indicates that these cells provide very important contributions.), Are non-neuronal cells . In the
human brain, glia are estimated to outnumber neurons by about 10 to 1.
Glial cells provide support and protection for neurons, the other main type of cell in the central
nervous system. The four main functions of glial cells are to surround neurons and hold them in
place, to supply nutrients and oxygen to neurons, to insulate one neuron from another, and to
destroy pathogens and remove dead neurons.
Traditionally glia had been thought to lack certain features of neurons. For example, glia were
not believed to have chemical neurotransmitters. They were considered to be the passive
bystanders of neural transmission.
However, recent studies disproved this. It is inappropriate nowadays to consider glia as 'glue' in
the nervous system as the name implies but more of a partner to neurons. They are also crucial in
the development of the nervous system.
Chinese background:
Listen to a lecture in a biology class.
Good, in today before lectures begin, let's review the last lesson content. Last lesson, we are
talking about the neurons (computer screen: Neutron), and its work principle (function), who can
recall?
Male student, Bernard: Neutron refers to the function in the operation of the process in the brain
of a cell Cell its acceptance Electronic SIGNAL, after transmission, and then sent to the brain
receiver receptor. '
The Female Professor suddenly interrupted (hard of hearing questions): "Yes Bernard can
initially complete your answer is." Well, today, we are speaking about the glial cell (the words
appear on the computer screen), which is the brain substance kind.
Historically, biologists do not attach importance to the history of the glial cell, nerve conduction
study was limited to neuron (neurons), also known as nerve cell. Nerve conduction through the
electrical communication from one node to another node, neurons is considered to play a major
role, astrocytes of Cell study rarely been ignored, is regarded as Help The Growth of NEURONS
IN (title), from the auxiliary role (support neutron), for example, protect and repair the damaged
neutron cell.
Later, stumbled upon the glial cell in the brain is a lot more than the neuron number, glial cell has
attracted the attention of scientists, began to study it exactly what role (with title, to ask how glial
cell caused scientists note).

People find information conduction in glial cells, but not through bioelectrical (not electronically
communication), but the chemicals conduction (but chemical communication) (questions). The
traditional view has been mistaken for glial cell, nerve cell electrical signals.
The glial cell There are a total of three types of conduction between nerve cells, glial cells, nerve
and glial cells mutual conduction. And glial cell function also do not want the traditional view
that only the send signal.
So in the end glial cell function may be what is it? Us with his mind when, in fact, is the use of
glial cell. For example, we feel, think and remember when.
So, people have the assumption (of Humaniy Hypothesis) may be the intelligence quotient (IQ)
and glial cell relationship, glial cell, the more the higher the IQ (more intelligent), but this is
uncertain.
Glial cells will be a very open up the field, because currently we have a very limited
understanding of glial cell, but the research has become popular, and to a few years after we
graduated may become a hot research topic selected ( questions).
Female student interjected: teacher, you mean that glial cell after this area is worth research? ...
In the future when we graduated ... (if not finished by a female professor interrupted.)
Female Professor: Yes, I mean that in the future after you graduate, glial cell more. Well, get
down (back to the analysis) ...
Then the professor summed up just defined glial cell function analysis, and then asked: people
who have any questions? If not, we enter the next topic of various types of ...
Topic:
One problem: the subject title:
The correct answer: (C) How the understanding of glial cells has changed
Question two: details of the problem
Why does the professor mention there were much research on neutron
The correct answer: (C) for contrasting the field of glial cell, the few studies currently do little
research on glial cell.
Question three: details of the problem
Historically, what is the function of glial cell

The correct answer: support, neutron (glial cell's role is to support neutron)
Question four: details of the title (double selection)
Now based on the discovery of people, glial cell characteristics?
The correct option: Elect outnumber word. (Number of far extra neutron)
Correct option: the election to have the option of chemical signal (communication).
Question: implied the details of the title
What does the professor imply when she says you graduate (graduate) after a few years, this area
will be very popular?
The correct answer: glial cell in this field, I will have a lot of research topics many researches.
Question six: Listen again hard of hearing questions:
Female Professor: OK, Bernard ...
The correct answer: (D) The student's answer is completed