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What structure is responsible for myelination of the nerve fibers?

In the peripheral nervous system the cell that myelinates an axon is called a Schwann cell. In the central nervous system myelination is carried out by oligodendrocytes.


What is mylinazation?

Myelination is the process by which a myelin sheath is formed around nerve fibers, allowing for faster and more efficient transmission of electrical signals within the nervous system. This sheath is produced by specialized cells called oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. Myelination plays a critical role in regulating nerve impulse conduction and promoting proper functioning of the nervous system.


What PNS neuroglia help to form myelin sheaths around larger nerve fibers in the PNS?

In the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells are responsible for forming myelin sheaths around the larger nerve fibres in the PNS. Keep in mind that one Schwann cell myelinates one nerve. You may hear about oligodendrocytes, but these are responsible for myelination in the Central Nervous System, and myelinate multiple nerves.


Repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system?

How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? We can help our nervous systems by improving our reflexes


Which of the following PNS neuroglia help to form myelin sheaths around larger nerve fibers in the PNS?

The Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) help to form myelin sheaths around larger nerve fibers. These cells wrap around the nerve fibers to provide insulation and support for faster nerve impulse conduction.

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What structure is responsible for myelination of the nerve fibers?

In the peripheral nervous system the cell that myelinates an axon is called a Schwann cell. In the central nervous system myelination is carried out by oligodendrocytes.


Is myelination of the nerve fibers in the Central Nervous System the job of the oligodendrocyte?

True


Does the the autonomic nervous system typically have thin fibers with little or no myelination?

yes.


What is mylinazation?

Myelination is the process by which a myelin sheath is formed around nerve fibers, allowing for faster and more efficient transmission of electrical signals within the nervous system. This sheath is produced by specialized cells called oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. Myelination plays a critical role in regulating nerve impulse conduction and promoting proper functioning of the nervous system.


What PNS neuroglia help to form myelin sheaths around larger nerve fibers in the PNS?

In the peripheral nervous system, Schwann cells are responsible for forming myelin sheaths around the larger nerve fibres in the PNS. Keep in mind that one Schwann cell myelinates one nerve. You may hear about oligodendrocytes, but these are responsible for myelination in the Central Nervous System, and myelinate multiple nerves.


What is the specialized cells that myelinate the fibers of neurons found in the peripheral nervous system?

The specialized cells that myelinate the fibers of neurons in the peripheral nervous system are called Schwann cells. Schwann cells wrap around the axons of neurons to form the myelin sheath, which helps to insulate and protect the nerve fibers, allowing for faster and more efficient conduction of nerve impulses.


What does the schwann cell form a myelin sheath around?

Schwann cells form a myelin sheath around peripheral nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system.


Schwann cells are functionally similar to?

Schwann cells are functionally similar to oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. They both provide support and insulation to nerve fibers by forming a myelin sheath around them, which helps in the transmission of nerve signals. Schwann cells are found in the peripheral nervous system while oligodendrocytes are found in the central nervous system.


Which type of glial cells produces the myelin sheaths that insulate axons or nerve fibers in the central nervous system (CNS)?

myelin sheath


Repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system?

How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? How does the repair of nerve fibers differ in the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system? We can help our nervous systems by improving our reflexes


What is the relationship between schwann cells and myelin?

Schwann cells are responsible for producing myelin in the peripheral nervous system. Myelin is a fatty substance that wraps around nerve fibers, providing insulation and speeding up the transmission of nerve impulses. Schwann cells wrap around individual nerve fibers to 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