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Yes, Schwann cells act as insulators in the peripheral nervous system by forming the myelin sheath around axons. This myelination enhances the speed of electrical signal transmission through a process called saltatory conduction, where impulses jump between nodes of Ranvier. By insulating the axons, Schwann cells also help to protect and maintain the health of peripheral neurons.
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What do schwan cells do?
They act as insulators. So impulses jump and move fast.
What two cells form the insulating sheaths around axons?
Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes
What type of tissue Contains schwann cells?
Schwann cells are glia that myelinate the neurons of the Peripheral Nervous System
What are the cells that form nervous tissue?
neurons
What types of neuroglia are found in the PNS?
satellite cells and schwann cells
What do schwan cells do?
They act as insulators. So impulses jump and move fast.
What two cells form the insulating sheaths around axons?
Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes
What are the description of schwann cells?
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What type of tissue Contains schwann cells?
Schwann cells are glia that myelinate the neurons of the Peripheral Nervous System
After axonial injury regeneration in peripheral nerves is guided bywhat?
The Remaining Schwann Cells schwann cells, after injury and disruption to target, the remaining schwann cells undergo a rapid mitotic division until the target tissue is reached and the successful pathway is regenerated under the structural guidance of the schwann cells,
Which cells form myelin in the spinal cord?
They are called oligodendrocytes but in the peripheral nervous system you would call them schwann cells.
Who concluded all animal tissues that were made of cells?
Theodor Schwann concluded that all animal tissues were made of cells.
What are the cells that form nervous tissue?
neurons
Formed by schwann cells in the PNS?
Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system form myelin sheaths around axons, which helps to speed up the transmission of nerve impulses. These myelin sheaths act as insulating layers that ensure efficient communication between neurons.
Schwann cells are functionally similar to what?
oligodendrocytes
What are Neurolemmocytes also known as?
Schwann cells
What is capable of synthesizing myelin?
schwann cells
