Oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells generate a fatty substance known as
A) glial.
B) soma.
C) myelin.
D) neurilemma.

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Oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system generate myelin, which is a fatty substance that wraps around axons to increase the speed of nerve impulses. Therefore, Option C is the correct answer. Options A, B, and D are not the correct choices since they do not accurately describe the function of these cells.

Oligodendrocytes and Schwann Cells Generate a Fatty Substance Known as