Types of glial cells

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astrocytes

(cns) support neurons, form blood-brain barrier, regulate ions

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oligodendrocytes

(cns) form myelin steaths around CNS axons

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microglia

(cns) act as immune defense, remove debris

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ependymal cells 

(cns) line ventricles, help circulate cerebrospinal fluid (csf)

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schwann cells

(pns) form myelin sheaths around PNS axons

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satellite cells

(pns) surround neuron cell bodies in ganglia, regulate environment