Human Anatomy & Physiology (9th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue - Review Questions - Page 426: 2(1)

Answer

(d) oligodendrocyte

Work Step by Step

Large nerve fibers (axons) are myelinated. The myelin sheath is formed in the peripheral nervous system by Schwann cells and in the central nervous system by oligodendrocytes (page 424).
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