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Schwann cells are functionally similar to?

oligodendrocytes


What two cells form the insulating sheaths around axons?

Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes


What are the description of schwann cells?

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What type of tissue Contains schwann cells?

Schwann cells are glia that myelinate the neurons of the Peripheral Nervous System


After axonial injury regeneration in peripheral nerves is guided bywhat?

The Remaining Schwann Cells schwann cells, after injury and disruption to target, the remaining schwann cells undergo a rapid mitotic division until the target tissue is reached and the successful pathway is regenerated under the structural guidance of the schwann cells,


The cells in the green alga Volvox are?

The cells in green alga Volvox are not functionally specialized.


Who advanced the cell theory with his conclusion that cells could only come from cells?

Schliden, Schwann, and Virchow.


Which cells form myelin in the spinal cord?

They are called oligodendrocytes but in the peripheral nervous system you would call them schwann cells.


Who concluded all animal tissues that were made of cells?

Theodor Schwann concluded that all animal tissues were made of cells.


What female reproductive structure is functionally homologous to the testes?

The female reproductive organ that is functionally similar to the male testes is the ovaries. They store the female reproductive cells, the eggs. However, unlike the testes, they do not make the reproductive cells.


What was Schwann conclusion about cells?

His conclusion was that all animals have cells.


What are the cells that form nervous tissue?

neurons