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Oligodendrocytes are glial cells that function in the CNS--the brain and spine. They provide insulation (myelin sheaths) in several locations, possibly multiple neurons. Meanwhile, schwann cells are glial cells that function in the PNS--peripheral nervous system, everything outside the brain and spine. Individually, they wrap around axons of nerves, forming individual segments of myelin sheaths. They, unlike oligodendrocytes, can guide repairs to damaged axons. Damage to the nerves in the brain are not so easily remedied.
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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.
What is the difference between Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes?
1) starting with the obvious; oligodendrocytes myelinate axons in the CNS whereas schwann cells myelinate axons in the PNS 2) a single oligodendrocyte is able to myelinate multiple axons whereas a schwann cell can only myelinate a single axon. 3) schwann cell myelination allows for axonal grown and regeneration where as oligodendrocytes inhibit axonal growth and regeneration. 4).... and probably a bunch more differences
What is the name of the cell that forms the myelin sheath around neuron axons?
The cells that are thought to enable myelination to take place are called Glial Cells, which wrap themselves around the axions in a spiral fashion. This creates a sheath, or insulation, around the axion. It is often referred to as 'White Matter'.
Schwann cells are functionally similar to?
oligodendrocytes
What is another name for schwann cell?
neurilemmocyte
Which supporting cell in the CNS has a function similar to the schwann cell?
The Oligodendrocyte (spelling might be slightly wrong) is the equivalent of the Schwann cell. Both of them create a myelin sheath around the axon of a neural cell, which provides electrical insulation.
What cell cell that myelinates and insulates axons within the CNS is the?
Oligodendrocyte
Name the specific myelinating cell of the CNS?
Oligodendrocyte
It insulates the axon of the neuron?
An insulating layer that surrounds the axon is a myelin sheath.
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 makes myelin in the CNS and PNS?
CNS: oligodendrocytes make the myelin, they cooperate in the formation of a myelin sheath along the axon, this is the process of myelination. Each oligodendrocyte produces segments of several axons.PNS: schwann cells make the myelin, each schwann cell can myelinate one segment of a single axon and they work together ot form the myelin sheath.
What is the difference between Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes?
1) starting with the obvious; oligodendrocytes myelinate axons in the CNS whereas schwann cells myelinate axons in the PNS 2) a single oligodendrocyte is able to myelinate multiple axons whereas a schwann cell can only myelinate a single axon. 3) schwann cell myelination allows for axonal grown and regeneration where as oligodendrocytes inhibit axonal growth and regeneration. 4).... and probably a bunch more differences
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.
What are the 5 CNS glia cells?
Astrocyte, Microglia Cell, Oligodendrocyte, Ependymal Cell, Sensory Neuron.
What is the name of the cell that forms the myelin sheath around neuron axons?
The cells that are thought to enable myelination to take place are called Glial Cells, which wrap themselves around the axions in a spiral fashion. This creates a sheath, or insulation, around the axion. It is often referred to as 'White Matter'.
Who studied plant cell?
Schwann
