KROK 1 2013 – Question 163 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
As a result of a mechanical injury an over 10 cm long portion of a peripheral nerve was damaged. This led to the impairment of the upper limb activity. The patient was offered nerve transplantation. What glial cells will participate in regeneration and provide the trophism of the injured limb?
- A. Schwann cells
- B. Ependymal cells
- C. Microglia
- D. Fibrous cells
- E. Protoplasmic cells
Hint
Consider which glial cells belong to the peripheral nervous system and surround axons outside the brain and spinal cord, and so could support the regrowth of a severed nerve.
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