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In the central nervous system, oligodendrocytes make the myelin sheaths around axons via cytoplasmic extensions. In the peripheral nervous system. The Schwann cells perform the same function but the entire cell wraps around a portion of the axon.

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What are two major types of cells that form nervous tissue?

First is the neuroglia, function is to support and protect the cells of the nervous system. Second is neurons, which are responsible for conducting nerve impulses from one part of the body to another.


Neurons that carry signals from the CNS to skeletal are part?

Neurons that carry signals from the central nervous system (CNS) to skeletal muscles are known as somatic motor neurons. These neurons are responsible for controlling voluntary movements of the body by transmitting signals that stimulate muscle contractions.


Is glial cell are responsible for nourishing and helping to repair neurons?

Yes, glial cells are responsible for nourishing neurons and providing support to help repair and maintain them. They also play a role in clearing debris and waste products from the brain. Glial cells are essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system.


What is the difference between the myelin in the cns versus myelin in the pns?

PNSCNSContinue along a single axonCoil around multiple axonsProduced by schwann cellsProduced by oligodendrocytesRegenerativeNon-regenerative


Are all the efferent neurons motor all the afferent neurons sensory and all the CNS neurons inter neurons?

Not all efferent neurons are motor; some can be autonomic (meaning they control involuntary functions). Similarly, not all afferent neurons are sensory; some can be visceral (relaying information from internal organs). CNS neurons can include interneurons that integrate and transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons, but not all CNS neurons are interneurons, as there are also sensory and motor neurons found within the CNS.

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What facilitates the rate of myelination?

Childhood experiences affect the rate of myelination in a child's brain. Myelination is the development of fatty sheaths around neurons, which help neurons communicate better and facilitates learning.


What The two types of cells of the nervous system are?

Neurons or the nerve cells are the basic unit of nervous system. Based on their function (as in whether they transmit impulse from the CNS or to the CNS) neurons are classified as sensory neurons (carry impulses to the CNS), motor neurons (carry impulses from the CNS to the target organ) and mixed neurons which perform both the functions. The neurons can also be classified based on the number of associated axons or even presence or absences of axons.


What cells remove debris from the CNS?

Microglial cells are the primary cells responsible for removing debris from the CNS. These cells act as the resident immune cells of the CNS and are constantly surveying the brain for any abnormal or harmful substances. Upon detection, microglia engulf and remove the debris through a process called phagocytosis.


What are two major types of cells that form nervous tissue?

First is the neuroglia, function is to support and protect the cells of the nervous system. Second is neurons, which are responsible for conducting nerve impulses from one part of the body to another.


What tissue is connected and supported by glia cells?

Nerve cells (neurons) of the CNS (i.e. the brain).


What is the function of cells in the human body?

Nerve cells specialized on transmitting messages from one part of the body to another. Motor neurons send information away from the central nervous system (CNS). Sensory neurons send information toward the CNS. Inter-neurons send information between motor and sensory neurons.


Where are somatic neurons located?

in the CNS


Cells located between neurons in the CNS?

The two types of cells in the CNS are neurons and glia. There are many types of glia, including oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglia, each with different functions. In general, glia support neuronal function.


What neuron conducts impulses away from the CNS to muscles or glands?

Efferent neurons (sometimes called motor neurons) transmit signals from the CNS to the effector cells.


Neurons that carry signals from the CNS to skeletal are part?

Neurons that carry signals from the central nervous system (CNS) to skeletal muscles are known as somatic motor neurons. These neurons are responsible for controlling voluntary movements of the body by transmitting signals that stimulate muscle contractions.


Is glial cell are responsible for nourishing and helping to repair neurons?

Yes, glial cells are responsible for nourishing neurons and providing support to help repair and maintain them. They also play a role in clearing debris and waste products from the brain. Glial cells are essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system.


How do you create myelenated neurons?

You don't, but glial cells, (oligodendrocytes in the CNS, and Schwann cells in the PNS), wrapped one after another around the axons of neurons with gaps between them called the nodes of Ravnier do create myelinated neurons.