Multiple Choice
_______ astrocytes are prevalent in the white matter of the brain, around myelinated nerve fibers, and _______ astrocytes are prevalent in the grey matter of the brain, around cell bodies and synapses.
A) Long; short
B) Microglial; Schwann
C) Radial; fibrous
D) Fibrous; protoplasmic
E) Protoplasmic; radial
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