After Examining a Patient with a Neurological Disorder That Interferes

Multiple Choice

After examining a patient with a neurological disorder that interferes with walking, a neurologist determines that a Mycoplasma bacterium is causing the destruction of the myelin sheath around the axons in the patient's peripheral nerves.What specific cell type is affected in this patient?

A) Oligodendrocytes
B) Astrocytes
C) Neurons of the peripheral nervous system
D) Schwann cells
E) Microglia