The cells that carry out phagocytosis in nervous tissue are called _______, and those cells that make up the myelin sheath in the central nervous system (CNS) are called _______.Question 6Answera.Schwann cells; microgliab.astrocytes; Schwann cellsc.microglia; oligodendrocytesd.microglia; Schwann cellse.oligodendrocytes; Schwann cells
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The cells that carry out phagocytosis in nervous tissue are called _______, and those cells that make up the myelin sheath in the central nervous system (CNS) are called _______.Question 6Answera.Schwann cells; microgliab.astrocytes; Schwann cellsc.microglia; oligodendrocytesd.microglia; Schwann cellse.oligodendrocytes; Schwann cells
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The cells that carry out phagocytosis in nervous tissue are called microglia, and those cells that make up the myelin sheath in the central nervous system (CNS) are called oligodendrocytes. So, the correct answer is c. microglia; oligodendrocytes.
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