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Is the schwann cell a plant cell?
No--a schwann cell is a type of glial cell, a cell that functions to help and support neurons in a nervous system.
The sheath of Schwann is also called what?
Its the Neurilemma.
What did Schwann contribute to the cell theory?
He discovered that animals were made up of cells in 1838.
How did Theodor Schwann think a new plant cell would be made?
impossible
What did virchowschleidan and schwann each contribute to the cell theory?
The name of the theory that Schleiden and Schwann developed is the cell theory.
Who studied plant cell?
Schwann
When did theodor schwann contribute to the cell theory?
1838, he discovered that all animals are made up of cells!
Who was Schwann?
The German biologist Theodor Schwann (1810-1882) is considered a founder of the cell theory.
What is a schwann cell?
A schwann cell are supporting cells of the peripheral nervous system, they wrap themselves around nerve axons.
Which three scientists directly contributed evidence to the cell theory?
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Mattias Shleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolph Virchow
Who made an important discovery that led up to the Cell Theory?
Theodore Schwann, Matthias Schlieden, Rudolph Virchow. They all made very important contributions to the cell theory.
How many axons can a single Schwann cell myelinate?
Unlike oligodendrocytes Schwann cells can only myelinate one axon. But the number of Schwann cells it takes to myelinate an axon depends on the axon length as a Schwann cell only myelinates one area between pairs of Nodes of Ranvier. Think of it like a string of sausage. the sting is the axon, each sausage is where a single Schwann cell myelinates that axon, as stated the length will determine the total number of Schwann cells needed for myelination, but a Schwann cell can only myelinate one axon.
