What type of cell enhances the velocity of electrical transmission of an action potential along an axon in the central nervous system?
A) astrocyte
B) Schwann cell
C) ependymal cell
D) oligodendrocyte
E) microglia

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Oligodendrocytes are responsible for the formation of myelin sheaths around axons in the central nervous system, which significantly increases the speed of electrical impulse transmission along the axon.

What Type of Cell Enhances the Velocity of Electrical Transmission