NEET Biology question

Statement 1 (Assertion): Neuroglial cells are known as the packing cells of the brain. Statement 2 (Reason): A type of neuroglial cell forms the myelin sheath around the axon.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Neuroglial cells are indeed described as the packing (supporting) cells of the brain, and it is also true that one type of neuroglial cell, the oligodendrocyte, forms the myelin sheath in the CNS; however, myelin formation is

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