What is the function of the following:
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Astrocytes
attach to blood vessels forming a blood-brain barrier that prevents harmful substances and organisms from entering the CNS.
Microglia
engage in phagocytosis of cellular debris and damaged nervous tissue.
Satellite cells
flat cells surrounding neuronal cell bodies in peripheral ganglia.
Oligodendrocytes
form the myelin sheath around more than one axon in the CNS.
Neurons
they are cells that conduct nerve impulses
Neuroglia
(CNS) oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells(PNS) Schwann, satellite
Ependymal cells
produce the cerebrospinal fluid of the CNS.
Schwann cells
produce the myelin sheath around single axons and participate in axon regeneration.
