Nervous Tissue

Molecular, Purkinje and granular, from surface inwards

A memory aid for the three layers of the cerebellar cortex.

Auerbach's myenteric plexus controls motility; Meissner's submucosal plexus controls secretion

A mnemonic for the two plexuses of the enteric nervous system.

Dorsal root ganglion cells are large and regular; autonomic ganglion cells are smaller and scattered

A memory aid for distinguishing sensory from autonomic ganglia.

Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia and ependyma centrally; Schwann cells peripherally

A memory aid for the glial cells and their functions.

Dense fibrous dura, avascular arachnoid, delicate vascular pia

A memory aid for the histological structure of the meninges.

Concentric wrapping of plasma membrane with nodes of Ranvier between

A memory aid for the structure and function of myelin.

Unipolar, bipolar and multipolar, with Nissl substance in the cell body

A memory aid for neurone morphology and classification.

Endoneurium around axons, perineurium around fascicles, epineurium around the nerve

A memory aid for the connective tissue layers of a peripheral nerve.