* Identify cell types in the brain and spinal cord, including functional neurons and parenchymal cells.
* Describe the functions of microglia, macroglia (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes), ependymal cells, and tanycytes.
* Understand the myelination process by Schwann cells in the PNS and oligodendrocytes in the CNS.
* Differentiate between neuron types: apolar, pseudounipolar, bipolar, and multipolar.
* Recognize the role of astrocytes in astrogliosis and scar formation in injured brain tissue.
* Explain anterograde and retrograde movement within neurons, distinguishing between fast and slow anterograde movements
Mobeen Syed is the CEO of DrBeen Corp, a modern online medical education marketplace. Mobeen is a medical doctor and a software engineer. He graduated from the prestigious King Edward Medical University Lahore. He has been teaching medicine since 1994. Mobeen is also a software engineer and engineering leader. In this role, Mobeen has run teams consisting of hundreds of engineers and millions of dollars of budgets. Mobeen loves music, teaching, and doing business. He lives in Cupertino CA.