In the PNS, one Schwann cell forms a single myelin sheath (Figure 1A). By contrast, in the CNS, the oligodendrocyte sends cell processes to myelinate multiple segments on many axons (Figure 2).

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Unlike other organs that have fat cells, neurons and other cells in the central nervous system ... myelin loss may also ...

A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath ... These move towards the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is the brain and spinal cord. It coordinates the responses.

They have some features in common: A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath ... to co-ordinators such as the central nervous system or CNS. The CNS is the brain and ...

hree cross-section images of nerve tissue from cats, each showing an individual oligodendrocyte cell (marked with “O”) among nerve cell axons surrounded by dark-colored sheaths of myelin.

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The nervous system is broadly divided into two sections: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS ... triggered by signals from dendrites, and myelin sheaths surrounding ...