alleryStart learning →Which is NOT a glial cell of the CNS?
AMicroglial cell
BSchwann cell
CEpendymal cell
DAstrocyte cell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Schwann cell
1. Four CNS glial types are listed together.
2. The odd one belongs to the periphery.
3. The CNS has astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia and ependymal cells.
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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