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Histology of Muscle Tissue: Anatomy, Functions, and Properties

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Which type of glial cells forms myelin around a segment of one axon in the peripheral nervous system?

Oligodendrocytes

Microglia

Ependymal cells

Schwann cells (correct)

What type of astrocytes are found in the gray matter of the central nervous system?

Fibrous astrocytes

Ependymal cells

Microglia

Protoplasmic astrocytes (correct)

What is the main function of astrocytes in the central nervous system?

To regulate the chemical environment of neurons

To facilitate the movement of cerebrospinal fluid

To bind neurons to capillaries and the pia mater (correct)

To form myelin around axons

What is the primary function of ependymal cells in certain locations?

To facilitate the movement of cerebrospinal fluid Signup and view all the answers

What type of cells are derived from precursor cells in the bone marrow?

Microglia Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glial cells surrounds neurons in the sensory, sympathetic, and parasympathetic ganglia?

Satellite cells Signup and view all the answers

What type of astrocytes are found in the white matter of the central nervous system?

Fibrous astrocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of astrocytes' intermediate filaments?

They are made of glial fibrillary acid protein Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glial cells can be recognized in routine preparations by their dense elongated nuclei?

Microglia Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of microglia in the central nervous system?

To phagocytose foreign substances and debris Signup and view all the answers