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astrocyte

anchor neurons and blood vessels

regulate extracellular environment

facilitate formation of blood / brain barriers (controls what can enter the blood stream)

  • CNS

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microglia

phagocytes that eat bacteria and debris

  • CNS

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ependymal cell

lines cavities, secretes fluid, cilia helps circulate fluid (CSF)

  • CNS

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oligodendrocyte

makes myelin sheath by wrapping branches around axon

  • CNS

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satellite cells

surround nucleus

controls environment

  • PNS

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schwann cells

wrap around axon to form myelin sheath (the whole cell)

  • PNS