7.2A Quizizz: Nervous Tissue: Supporting Cells

What cells form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS?

• satellite cells

• ependymal cells

• Schwann cells

• microglial cells

Support cells in the central nervous system are collectively called ________.

• myelin sheaths

• neuroglia

• oligodendrocytes

• microglia

Which of these neuroglial cells forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?

• astrocytes

• oligodendrocytes

• Schwann cells

• ependymal cells

• satellite cells

Which ciliated neuroglial cell circulates cerebrospinal fluid?

• oligodendrocytes

• Schwann cells

• microglia

• ependymal cells

• astrocytes

Ependymal cells beat their cilia to help circulate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

• TRUE

• FALSE