alleryStart learning →In spinal and cranial nerves, the myelin sheath around axons is formed by
AAstrocyte cells
BMicroglial cells
CSchwann cells
DOligodendrocytes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Schwann cells
In peripheral nerves, Schwann cells wrap the axon to form its myelin sheath.
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