Schwann cells are functionally similar to __________.
A) oligodendrocytes
B) ependymal cells
C) astrocytes
D) microglia

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Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes are both types of glial cells that play a role in myelination of axons in the nervous system. Schwann cells myelinate axons in the peripheral nervous system while oligodendrocytes myelinate axons in the central nervous system.

Schwann Cells Are Functionally Similar to __________