NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Myelin has important effects on the speed of action potential conduction (see Chapter 3). In the peripheral nervous system, the cells that elaborate myelin are called Schwann cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Schwann cells (SCs), named after German physiologist Theodor Schwann (1810–1882), are the main neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

Detailed explanation-3: -Schwann cells and satellite glia are the two main glial cell types of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Whereas satellite glia are found within ganglia in close association with neuronal somata, Schwann cells are found in close contact with axons in the peripheral nerves.