True or false about nervous tissue

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Myelin is made by glial cells.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   One Schwann cell wraps many segments.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   White matter is white because it is fatty.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Axons receive most of the input.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Microglia act as macrophages in the CNS.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation