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Neurons - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 20:57, 24 November 2010
, 20:57, 24 November 2010→Endothelial Cells and the Blood Brain Barrier
Structure and Function:
Structure and Function:
[[Image:WIKIVETperipheralnervestructure.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Peripheral Nerve Structure © Sophie Stenner]]
[[Image:WIKIVETperipheralnervestructure.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Peripheral Nerve Structure © Sophie Stenner, RVC, 2008]]
*Nerve fibres reside in a connective tissue matrix called the '''endoneurium''' and are gathered together into bundles or fascicles defined by a second connective tissue layer called the '''perineurium'''.
*Nerve fibres reside in a connective tissue matrix called the '''endoneurium''' and are gathered together into bundles or fascicles defined by a second connective tissue layer called the '''perineurium'''.
*Groups of fascicles are then gathered together in a third connective tissue layer called the '''epineurium'''.
*Groups of fascicles are then gathered together in a third connective tissue layer called the '''epineurium'''.