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Function of oligodendrocytes

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∙ 8y ago

Updated: 11/17/2022

Form myelin in the brain and spinal cord....

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The myelin sheath that covers many CNS axons is formed by?

Oligodendrocytes

What are the four types of glial cells?

astrocytes, microglia, ependymal, and oligodendrocytes.

Which neuroglial cell is responsible for the production of myelin sheaths around axons in the central nervous system?

Oligodendrocyte; processes of the oligodendrocytes form the myelin sheaths around the CNS nerve fibers

Are oligodendrocytes unipolar bipolar or multipolar?

Oligodendrocytes are unipolar.Source: "Human Anatomy & Physiology" by Elaine N. Marieb and Katja Hoehn, ninth edition

What is the main function if the nerve cells?

A neurone is a collection of specialized cells, along with supporting cells (oligodendrocytes), that convey or carry an electrical impulse to or away from the central nervous system.

What type of neuroglia forms the myelin sheath?

oligodendrocytes for C.N.S. and shcwann cells for P.N.S.

Schwann cells are functionally similar to what?

oligodendrocytes

Which cells form myelin in the spinal cord?

They are called oligodendrocytes but in the peripheral nervous system you would call them schwann cells.

Which does not belong astrocytes neurons oligodendrocytes or microglia?

neurons

What are oligodendrocyte dominant organelles?

they are two types of glia cells. oligodendrocytes are responsible for the myelination of neurons in the central nervous system. swan cells perform the same function but in the peripheral nervous system.

How is a schwann cell similar to an oligodendrocyte?

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.

Four types of neuroglia in the cns?

The four types in the CNS are microglia, astrocytes, ependymal, and oligodendrocytes. *microglia= phagocytes *astrocytes= form the blood brain barrier *ependymal= produce CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) *oligodendrocytes= form the myelin sheath that wraps around the axon

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