Anatomy & Physiology
1st Edition
ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 12, Problem 14RQ
What type of glial cell provides myelin for the axons in a tract?
- oligodendrocyte
- astrocyte
- Schwann cell
- satellite cell
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