alleryStart learning →Which glial cell insulates axons in the PNS?
AStellate cell
BSquamous cell
CSchwann cell
DSertoli cell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Schwann cell
1. Outside the brain and cord a different cell wraps axons.
2. It is named after its describer.
3. The Schwann cell insulates axons with myelin in the periphery.
4. So the answer is the Schwann cell.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 12 'The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue'_
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