Axolemma

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The axolemma is the membrane of a neuron's axon. It is responsible for maintaining the cell's membrane potential, and it contains channels through which ions can flow. This changes the voltage inside the axon and can depolarize or hyperpolarize the cell. Adequate depolarization will lead to an action potential, which will travel down the axon in a self-propagating manner, as more ion channels open due to stimulation by the influx of positive ions.

If the axolemma is damaged, it becomes unable to perform its vital role of maintaining the concentration gradient of ions on the outside of the cell. When these ions rush down their gradient into the cell, they can cause a number of different cellular processes that lead to cellular damage and sometimes death.

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Histology: nervous tissue
Neurons (gray matter): soma, axon (axon hillock, axoplasm, axolemma, neurofibril/neurofilament), dendrite (Nissl body, dendritic spine)
types (bipolar, pseudounipolar, multipolar, pyramidal, Purkinje, granule)

Afferent nerve/Sensory nerve/Sensory neuron (GSA, GVA, SSA, SVA, Type Ia sensory fiber), Efferent nerve/Motor nerve/Motor neuron (GSE, GVE, SVE) Alpha motor neuron, Gamma motoneurons, Upper motor neuron, Lower motor neuron), Interneuron (Renshaw)

Synapses: neuropil, synaptic vesicle, neuromuscular junction, electrical synapse

Sensory receptors: Free nerve ending, Meissner's corpuscle, Merkel nerve ending, Muscle spindle, Pacinian corpuscle, Ruffini ending, Olfactory receptor neuron, Photoreceptor cell, Hair cell, Taste bud

Glial cells: astrocyte, ependymal cells, microglia, radial glia

Myelination (white matter): Schwann cell, oligodendrocyte, nodes of Ranvier, internode, Schmidt-Lanterman incisures, neurolemma

Related connective tissues: epineurium, perineurium, endoneurium, nerve fascicle, meninges
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