PATHOLOGY MCQ
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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What do you call the neuroglial cells that form myelin sheaths around the nerve fibers of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
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Astrocytes
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Ependymal cells
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Schwann Cells
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Oligodendrocytes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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