what is supporting cells of the nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System. Involuntary; Conducts impulses from CNS to cardiac muscles, smooth muscles, and glands; Divisions: Sympathetic; Parasympathetic; III. Histology of Nervous Tissue. A. Nervous Tissue . Densely packed and intertwined; Composed of neurons and supporting cells; B. Supporting Cells (Neuroglial Cells) PNS: Schwann Cells and Satellite Cells Diagram; Schwann Cells - forms myelin sheath around large nerve fibers in PNS and is also phagocytic (engulfs damaged and dying nerve cells). Satellite Cells - surround nerve cell body and may aid in controlling chemical environment of neurons. CNS: