PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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Phagocytize bacterial cells and other debris.
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microglia
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astrocytes
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ependymal cells
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oligodendrocytes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Microglial cells are small cells that phagocytize bacterial cells and cellular debris.
Detailed explanation-2: -Microglia, the innate immune cells of the brain, are indispensable for proper brain development. As professional phagocytes, microglia engulf other cells within distinct developmental niches to sculpt the architecture of the brain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Microglia are currently considered to be the major phagocytes in the brain parenchyma, and these cells phagocytose a variety of materials, including dead cell debris, abnormally aggregated proteins, and, interestingly, the functional synapses of living neurons.
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