NERVOUS
NEUROGLIA
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Question
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Neuroglia of the central nervous system whose function is to engulf and destroy microorganisms, foreign matter, and dead nervous tissue. They appear concentrated in areas damaged by infection, trauma, or cerebrovascular accident.
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Oligodendrocytes
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Republished
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Microgliocytes
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astrocytes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As the primary resident phagocytes of the CNS, microglia play an important role in preventing the accumulation of this toxic protein through both phagocytosis and the production of degrading intra-and extracellular enzymes (149).
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is a) microglia. The glial cells that destroy microorganisms in the CNS are the microglia. The microglia are the glial or the neuroglia cells that are only found in the central nervous system (CNS), i.e., in the brain and the spinal cord.
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