GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS

NEURONS TYPES

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Schwann Cells create this in the PNS; Oligodendrocytes create this in the CNS
A
Neurotransmitters
B
Myelin Sheath
C
the reuptake process
D
Down Regulation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Schwann cells make myelin in the peripheral nervous system (PNS: nerves) and oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS: brain and spinal cord). In the PNS, one Schwann cell forms a single myelin sheath (Figure 1A).

Detailed explanation-2: -The myelin membranes originate from and are a part of the Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and the oligodendroglial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) (see Chap. 1). Each myelin-generating cell furnishes myelin for only one segment of any given axon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myelin is made by oligodendrocytes in your brain and spinal cord (your central nervous system [CNS]) and by Schwann cells in your peripheral nervous system. Your peripheral nervous system is the network of nerves outside of your CNS. These nerves communicate between your CNS and the rest of your body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes produce myelin sheaths of widely varying sizes. How these cells determine the size of myelin sheath for a particular axon is incompletely understood. Axonal diameter has long been suspected to be a signal in this process.

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