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Types of Glial Cells

Astrocytes
Astrocytes

Astrocytes (Astro from Greek astron = star and cyte from Greek "kytos" = cavity but also means cell), also known collectively as astroglia, are characteristic star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord. The proportion of astrocytes in the brain is not well defined.

Ependymal
Ependymal

Ependymal cells The ependyma is made up of ependymal cells called ependymocytes, a type of glial cell. These cells line the CSF-filled ventricles in the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.

Microglia Clean up Cellular Debris via Phagocytosis
Microglia Clean up Cellular Debris via Phagocytosis

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Satellite
Satellite

Satellite glial cells are glial cells that cover the surface of nerve cell bodies in sensory, sympathetic, and parasympathetic ganglia. Both satellite glial cells (SGCs) and Schwann cells (the cells that ensheathe some nerve fibers in the PNS) are derived from the neural crest of the embryo during development.

Schwann Cells
Schwann Cells

Glial cells function to support neurons and in the PNS, also include satellite cells, olfactory ensheathing cells, enteric glia and glia that reside at sensory nerve endings, such as the Pacinian corpuscle. There are two types of Schwann cell, myelinating and nonmyelinating.