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Ch 14 Nervous System
Neuroglia
Question | Answer |
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star-shaped cell that provides structural support for neurons, connects them to capillaries, and forms the blood-brain barrier | astrocyte |
specialized cells that line the walls of the ventricles, spinal cavity, and the central canal within the spinal cord and produce cerebrospinal fluid | ependymal cells |
cells that move, engulf, and destroy pathogens anywhere in the central nervous system | microglia |
cells that hold neurons in place and perform specialized tasks. it includes astrocytes, ependymal cells, microglia, oligodendroglia, and schwann cells (nerve glue) | neuroglia |
cells that form the myelin sheath around larger axons in the brain and spinal cord. these cells have few branching structures | oligodendroglia |
cells that form the myelin sheath around larger axons of the cranial and spinal nerves | schwann cells |