NERVOUS
NEUROGLIA
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Question
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Glial cells that eat invaders
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Microglial
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Astrocyte
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Neuron
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Ependyml
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glial cells, consisting of microglia, astrocytes, and oligodendrocyte lineage cells as their major components, constitute a large fraction of the mammalian brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the central nervous system (CNS), microglia are considered to be the major phagocytes.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the healthy central nervous system, microglia processes constantly sample all aspects of their environment (neurons, macroglia and blood vessels). In a healthy brain, microglia direct the immune response to brain damage and play an important role in the inflammation that accompanies the damage.
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