what is supporting cells of the nervous system?
<answer> Schwann Cells and Satellite Cells are two supporting cells of the nervous system. Schwann Cells forms myelin sheath around large nerve fibers in PNS and is also phagocytic and Satellite Cells surround nerve cell body and may aid in controlling chemical environment of neurons. <context> 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: