Tag: CNS

  • Which of these cells are not a type of neuroglia found in the CNS

    Which of these cells are not a type of neuroglia found in the CNS

    Option C: Schwann cell is the right answer. There are three types of glial cells in the mature central nervous system:  astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglial cells. Astrocytes, which are restricted to the brain and spinal cord, have elaborate local processes that give these cells a starlike appearance. The major function of astrocytes is to maintain, in a variety…