Multiple choice

The blood-brain barrier can be disrupted in patients with traumatic brain injury, allowing an influx of both positive and negative agents. This disruption can be produced by a loss of continuity between type 1 continuous capillary cells and

  1. pseudopodia of the microglial cells

  2. adherens junctions of the ependymal cells

  3. foot processes of the astrocytes

  4. lateral extensions of the oligodendrocytes

  5. tight junctions of the pia mater cells
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Explanation

The foot processes of astrocytes and type 1 capillary cells contribute to the blood-brain barrier limiting the transport of materials into the central nervous system.

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