Small phagocytic cells that are especially obvious in damaged tissue in the CNS are the
A) astrocytes.
B) Schwann cells.
C) oligodendrocytes.
D) microglia.
E) ependymal cells.

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Microglia are the small phagocytic cells found in damaged tissue in the CNS. Astrocytes are non-phagocytic cells that provide support and nutrition to neurons. Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes are types of glial cells that form myelin sheaths around axons in the peripheral and central nervous system, respectively. Ependymal cells line the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord; they are not phagocytic.

Small Phagocytic Cells That Are Especially Obvious in Damaged Tissue