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Glia , glia (or glial cells) and neurons (nerve cells) are the two major types of cells in the nervous system. While neurons are excitable — generating elec… Schwann Cell , Schwann cell (neurilemma cell) A cell that forms the myelin sheath of a nerve fibre. Each cell is responsible for a single length of the fibre (calle… Neuron , Neuron
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