x Monday, September 29, 2014 10:15 Cells of the nervous system ● These fall broadly into two categories ○ Neurons: the excitable cells of the nervous system. ○ Glia: intimately associated with neurons, support neuronal function. ● <span>Others: endothelial and ependymal cells, fibroblasts ○ Endothelial cells form the blood vessels within the brain. ○ Ependymal cells line the ventricles ○ Fibroblast cells are in the meninges ● In some papers the term ‘neuronal cells’ is used to denote nervous system cells in general. ● When I use the term ‘neuron’, in lectures AND EXAMS, I am referring to neurons specif
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